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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 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 apply 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 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. I print relief and intaglio and in both editions and monotypes. 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 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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