Inspired by the mass sighting of unidentified flying objects in the sky over Nuremberg in 1561, undulating forms float and overlap in interstitial space. Nichols’ carefully controlled crosshatched lines stand in contrast to her organic and gestural shapes, making use of the textural qualities provided by line etching and aquatint.

Earth, color, pattern, and humor are common themes in Nichols’ work— this edition was completed while she was in the midst of a series of drawings influenced by the land, the paranormal, occultism, and esoteric thought. 

Paranoid Patrician, Paranormal Premonition was exhibited in Dungeon Daze at Cleaner Gallery + Projects (Chicago, 2022).