A View From the Easel
Hilary Lorenz, a printmaker and mountain ultrarunner based in rural New Mexico, discusses her self-built studio constructed from salvaged stone, mud, and reclaimed materials near Abiquiu. Since 2013, she has worked in this off-grid space without electricity, relying on natural daylight and maintaining a disciplined production schedule centered on paper-based works including linocuts, weavings, and large-scale installations. The studio’s remote location and mountain vistas inform her artistic process; outdoor space accommodates ambitious projects like her linocut-printed canoe and “Shipwrecked” installation. Her practice integrates extensive time spent trail running in the surrounding landscape, which she identifies as integral to her conceptual development. The article documents her daily workflow, environmental integration, and relationship to her handbuilt workspace as both sanctuary and catalyst for material experimentation.
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