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Studio #8, Gasworks Gallery |
Ph: 206-282-2537 |
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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, over the past eight years, I have learned different techniques and searched for my own voice. I like to work with layers of color. I am also intrigued by the reductive black and white monoprint process because the emerging images can be so suggestive. I enjoy Solarplate etching, which gives me a way to reinvent my own photographs within prints to produce complex, layered imagery. Now, in 2010, I have a richer vocabulary with which to work. I'm learning to let each piece evolve itself rather than trying to control the outcome. I'm learning to listen and let go, to let the story of each piece reveal itself as we go along in the creative process. Life is an adventure. So is printmaking. My inspirations come from several sources - 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. |
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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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