2022 Virtual Lecture Series for Adult Learners
The OSU Doel Reed Center in Taos invites you to join other lifelong learners in one or more fascinating virtual lectures. The one hour sessions will be taught by highly qualified professionals in their field.
The Art of Aquatint
Instructor: Jennifer Lynch, MFA
Wednesday, January 26, 4:30 to 5:30 PM Central Time
Southwest Archaeoastronomy
Instructor: Martha Yates, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 23, 4:30 to 5:30 PM Central Time
Weaving: Spider Woman’s Gift to the Navajos
Instructor: Charlotte Shroyer, Ph.D
Wednesday, March 24, 4:30 to 5:30 PM Central Time
The Art of Aquatint
Doel Reed was nationally acclaimed as a “master of the aquatint.” But what exactly
is aquatint? Master printmaker Jennifer Lynch will discuss the traditional and contemporary
methods of aquatint that create the tones ranging from white to light gray to velvety
black that characterize the prints of Doel Reed. Although many printmakers continue
to use the traditional rosin-based aquatint method, variations on the process that
create the same tonal richness in a safer and less harmful way have been developed.
Lynch, who focuses on safe and non-toxic processes in her teaching and studio practice,
will introduce these possibilities while also reflecting on Doel Reed’s contemporaries
and influences.
Embudo Canyon
Jennifer Lynch received her MFA in printmaking from Hunter College in New York City
and BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Owner and master printmaker of Lynch Pin
Press, she has collaborated with many regional and nationally known artists and holds
regular workshops. Her teaching experience spans 30 years including positions at the
College of Santa Fe, The University of New Mexico, American Institute of Indian Arts,
and Santa Fe Community College. Highly versed in various mediums of printmaking, including
etching, lithography, woodcut, and monotype, her own work specializes in photopolymer
viscosity etching. She will be featured in the show The Printer’s Proof: Artist and Printer Collaborations on view at Albuquerque Museum from February 19 – May 15, 2022.
Southwest Archeoastronomy
Learn why Chaco Canyon & Chimney Rock interest those who study ancient cultures, including archeoastronomy. Evidence suggests that the Ancestral Puebloans were expert skywatchers, with a knowledge of the cyclic and seasonal patterns of the sun, moon, and stars. Archaeoastronomy studies the methods used by ancient cultures for following solstices, equinoxes, and other celestial events. The presentation starts with Stonehenge (2300 b.c.e) and the 2,000 year old Nazca lines in Peru but quickly moves to the observatories in the southwest of the United States. The presentation uses visuals from Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, petroglyphs and pictographs and ends with the two sandstone spires at Chimney Rock.
Martha Yates served as a District Archeologist on the Santa Fe National Forest, Santa
Fe, New Mexico for many years and has taught at UCLA, the University of California
Santa Barbara, and the University of Vermont. She guides archaeological trips through
the southwest for national and local organizations, which include the Sierra Club,
Santa Fe Community College, Ghost Ranch, and the Universities of New Mexico and Utah.
Her Ph.D. is from UCLA in Greek Classics, where she studied Bronze age and Minoan
archaeology. Dr. Yates has won archaeology awards, a Distinguished Scholars Award
from University of California Santa Barbara, and awards for her poetry. She is a writer
with a number of publications to her credit. As a professional photographer, she worked
for the New York City Planning Commission Press Office and the Mayor’s Press Office
with photos in The New York Times and on WNEW-TV News. In 2008 she was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and the White House to
the Resources Advisory Council, an advisory council to the Bureau of Land Management.
Weaving: Spider Woman's Gift to the Navajos
Learn the history and see the process of Navajo style weaving with educator & artist Charlotte Shroyer, Ph.D.. Shroyer will introduce the cultural origins of Navajo weaving and give an overview of the history of this important cultural practice. She will describe the Navajo loom and demonstrate the weaving process.
Charlotte Shroyer left a 20-year career as a teacher and college professor, and started
on the path which would lead her to the fine art community of Taos, New Mexico. 
After studying weaving techniques with a Navajo woman, Shroyer has spent twenty years
as a weaver of Navajo style woven pillows and rugs as well as ethnic baskets. Her
textile work was juried into prestigious American Craft Council shows in Chicago and
Columbus. In addition, Shroyer has received numerous national and international awards
for her figurative oils and monotypes.
The OSU Doel Reed Center in Taos offers these virtual learning sessions to alumni and friends as an extension of it’s educational outreach. These lectures should be of interest to anyone desiring to learn more about The Art of Aquatint, New Mexico Archaeology, or Navajo Weaving. Participation in the Zoom learning sessions will be limited so plan to enroll early to insure availability. Contact Carol Moder to learn more and secure the Zoom link required to join one or more of these interactive lectures.