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Evelyn Thoen
![8 screenprints hanging in gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/IMG-3665.jpg?itok=iG8QsQpy)
EVELYN THOEN
Prints From The Cairo Sketchbooks
The Beginning (05 Iskander is my new home)
The Coptic Museum (present mysticism and pieces of rock)
Mall/Muqattam (City Stars Mall is hellish but garbage city holds heaven)
Anafora (I felt God walking one step behind me)
The Egyptian Museum (a chaotic collection of ancient artifacts)
AUC (The American University in Cairo)
Four Day (our most glorious vacation in Jordan)
The End (leaving Egypt in a hurry)
Screen print, 1/7
$200 each*
**$1,500 for set of 8 (1st edition of each work)
Email museum@westmont.edu for purchasing inquiries
Memory remains with us even when our physical surroundings change. Over the course of a semester abroad in Cairo, Egypt, I kept a sketchbook of things I wanted to remember. These observations, thoughts, and snippets of conversation became a visual journal. My experiences in Cairo were challenging, chaotic, and beautiful, just like the city. Through this series of hand-pulled screen prints, I have extended the life of my recorded thoughts and drawings, inviting the viewer to consider the stories behind each word or image. The crowded compositions mirror the kaleidoscopic nature of one of the largest cities in the world.
I chose the medium of screen printing as it allowed me to create multiple, colorful copies for each edition at a larger scale, while retaining the integrity of my original hand-drawn imagery and handwriting. The first layer of each piece is a monoprint, while the other two layers are printed from hand-drawn stencils.
-Evelyn Thoen
Hear From The Artist!
![maroon screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/The%20Beginning.jpg?itok=ANltwarg)
The Beginning (05 Iskander is my new home)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![yellow screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/Coptic%20Museum.jpg?itok=PdWcAu1q)
The Coptic Museum (present mysticism and pieces of rock)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![red and blue screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/Mall_Muqattam.jpg?itok=R5Qb6-0r)
Mall/Muqattam (City Stars Mall is hellish but garbage city holds heaven)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![green screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/Anafora.jpg?itok=SC4ybMPH)
Anafora (I felt God walking one step behind me)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![blue screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/Egyptian%20Museum.jpg?itok=UHRb4ZHt)
The Egyptian Museum (a chaotic collection of ancient artifacts)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![purple screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/AUC.jpg?itok=U76AW508)
AUC (The American University in Cairo)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![orange screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/Four%20Day.jpg?itok=AJ3iYQo_)
Four Day (our most glorious vacation in Jordan)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*
![grey screenprint](/sites/default/files/styles/basic_page/public/The%20End.jpg?itok=MJEr8YBb)
The End (leaving Egypt in a hurry)
Screen print, 1/7
22" x 30"
$200*