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Studio 2B-2E, BallardWorks |
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Artist Statement |
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I print for the joy of it. The works displayed on this website show different aspects of my printmaking as I explore this endlessly challenging art form. I like to work with layers of color and imagery and with Solarplate etchings, which give me a way to integrate my photographs into monoprints for fresh interpretations. I enjoy applying a variety of techniques to let the story of each piece reveal itself as the work and I go along in the creative process. Life is an adventure. So is printmaking. My inspirations come from visual memories of moments in time; plant forms, especially roots; shapes and colors playing with and against each other; and the simple pleasure of making marks on the plate. I take photographs of details around me as source notes for later work. I collect unusual objects for textures and shapes. Under some of the photos on this website, you'll see notes about particular things that inspired the work. My prints are relief and intaglio, sometimes including both in the same monoprint. I make monotypes and also editions. My processes involve various ways of creating plates, depending on my mood and what a piece seems to want. I often incorporate collage elements in my work. In some of my newest work, I reproduce my photographs as archival digital prints on rice papers and incorporate them as chine colle or collage elements within the monoprints. |
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Bio/Resume |
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Education
Began printing in 2002 after retiring from a career in education and government. Workshops and training include:
Exhibitions
Professional Affiliations
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