12.21.2013
Printsisters and Printbrothers
I've been missing my printsisters and brothers lately...wondering what they have been doing out in the real world away from the safety of our little print shop. I hope they have all found a way to continue printing in one way or another.
"Printsister"
Relief
2010
Detail
Reductive Linoleum Prints
"Light one for me."
Reductive linoleum
2010
"Flowers of Rhonda"
Reductive Linoleum
2012
Close up
More Multi-Plate Color Intaglio Prints
I've been going through some of my prints from my last semester in the print shop. At that time I was doing a lot of exploring with multi-plate color intaglio. These are some of the prints that were created from that experimentation.
"Untitled"
Inspired by lilies of the valley
Close up
"Pressure"
Abstract Landscape Study
3.03.2012
Golf Themed Nursery
I took a break from my usual printmaking when I got the opportunity to paint a nursery mural for a wonderful couple. We used an existing mural as inspiration and created this cute golf-themed nursery for a lucky little boy.
2.04.2012
Just some random prints...
"Untitled"
Multi-plate color intaglio print
This print is about finding one thing to hold onto beyond ourselves when life seems unbearable or our bodies are broken down.
"Brudda"
I was inspired by Chuck Close's prints and how he uses the grid in so many ways. I created a portrait of my brother while experimenting with different ways to work with a grid and line.
"Bulging Disc"
Lithograph
After many issues with a bulging disc in my back, I used an MRI scan as a visual resource for this lithograph of my back.
The Cottage
The family cottage is one of the most important places in my life. I often use images of our cottage in my artwork because it symbolizes so many things for me.
"The Cottage"
Intaglio print
"The Love Shack"
Series of 3 intaglio prints
"When the tide was perfect"
Reductive Linoleum
My sister, my mom and me in the lake as young children. The beach and water levels were perfect for playing in the lake when we were young.
Lithographs
I had each family member draw our cottage while wearing a blindfold. I then overlapped the images to create a new image. Although these images at first glance seem convoluted, to me they make perfect sense. In some ways they are more accurate than a photograph of my cottage, because my family have chosen to represent only the most important parts of this place in their drawings. Also, two of us chose to represent the cottage from one angle, while the other three drew from the opposite angle. It is interesting that with the countless options of how to draw a place, we all produced nearly identical images, only with our own lines and styles.
Intaglio print
Series of 3 intaglio prints
Reductive Linoleum
My sister, my mom and me in the lake as young children. The beach and water levels were perfect for playing in the lake when we were young.
I had each family member draw our cottage while wearing a blindfold. I then overlapped the images to create a new image. Although these images at first glance seem convoluted, to me they make perfect sense. In some ways they are more accurate than a photograph of my cottage, because my family have chosen to represent only the most important parts of this place in their drawings. Also, two of us chose to represent the cottage from one angle, while the other three drew from the opposite angle. It is interesting that with the countless options of how to draw a place, we all produced nearly identical images, only with our own lines and styles.
1.31.2012
Mixed Media Prints
An Awaited Reoccurrence (2010)
30 in X 30 in
Intaglio prints on embroidery paper with hand stitching
Hatchet Anger (2010)
12 in X 18 in
Intaglio print with doll hair, copper wire and hand stitching
Ask me if I need help. (2010)
18 in X 24 in
Linoleum relief print with
watercolor, oil pastel,
textiles and metal findings
30 in X 30 in
Intaglio prints on embroidery paper with hand stitching
Hatchet Anger (2010)
12 in X 18 in
Intaglio print with doll hair, copper wire and hand stitching
Ask me if I need help. (2010)
18 in X 24 in
Linoleum relief print with
watercolor, oil pastel,
textiles and metal findings
1.30.2012
Senior Art Exhibit
"Killing Cancer on the Days She Couldn't"
This 18 print series represents my attempt to seek control while helping a dear friend who was battling cancer. I wasn't a doctor, an oncologist, or a psychiatrist, but I was a printmaker. I took a piece of copper and through line etch, open bite, beating it with hammers and hatchets, and tearing off pieces with pliers, I was able to channel my anger and frustration in one direction and feel helpful in a situation where I was helpless. I felt like I was killing cancer when she didn't have the strength to. At each stage I printed the plate and then continued altering it. In the final stages I was working with multiple paper thin pieces of copper which were assembled and printed until it diminished into nothing.
"Still"
This piece represents the contradiction between the two meanings of the word 'still'.
still [stil]
1. remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary
2. free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm
3. in the future as in the past
4. even then; yet; nevertheless
At one point in my life I realized that if I allow certain people or habits to remain in my life, I will never find tranquility. (If it's still there, I can't be still.)
The color blue and the repetition represent the first definition while the decreasing saturation and the increasing damage to the circles represent the second definition.
These are intaglio prints on cotton which are sewn onto brass rings. Hand stitching then creates the look of deterioration.
"Still"
"Staged Strength"
This intaglio print (which consists of 6 layers printed on top of one another from the same plate) represents the stages that one goes through when they are faced with devastating news. Each layer is unique. They overlap and blend together, but no matter what stage you are experiencing, you must maintain a center of strength and courage in order to survive.
"Staged Strength" (detail)
Self-portrait Color Study
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
After returning from Italy I wanted to continue experimenting with the techniques I learned there. This 18 x 24 inch 3 plate intaglio print was a study of color techniques. I began with a base color (stage 1) and then continually added layers of aquatint and line etch to create the final image (stage 3).
After returning from Italy I wanted to continue experimenting with the techniques I learned there. This 18 x 24 inch 3 plate intaglio print was a study of color techniques. I began with a base color (stage 1) and then continually added layers of aquatint and line etch to create the final image (stage 3).
Stranger Danger
(detail of print)
While dealing with a cancer diagnosis of a loved one, I created this print depicting cancer cells in the blood. The whimsical look of the marbeling along with the comical title "Stranger Danger" contradict the seriousness of a cancer diagnosis.
This is a 3 plate color intaglio print created with line etch and marbeling techniques.
While dealing with a cancer diagnosis of a loved one, I created this print depicting cancer cells in the blood. The whimsical look of the marbeling along with the comical title "Stranger Danger" contradict the seriousness of a cancer diagnosis.
This is a 3 plate color intaglio print created with line etch and marbeling techniques.
1.28.2012
Images Inspired from Italy
In the summer of 2010 I had the opportunity to study with a master printmaker in Barga, Italy. These are some of the prints I created that were inspired by my time in Italy.
"Il Mercato" 2010
This is a reductive linoleum print based on a photograph I took while walking through the market in Florence, Italy. It is 18 x 24 inches and has 6 layers of color.
This print is a 3 plate color intaglio print which I created on the last day of the workshop in Italy. Through the production of this print, I learned the process of multi-plate color etching.
"The Windows in Rio" 2010
This piece was also inspired by a photograph that I took while traveling through Cinque Terre along the western coast of Italy. It is a 6 layer reductive linoleum print.
This is a reductive linoleum print based on a photograph I took while walking through the market in Florence, Italy. It is 18 x 24 inches and has 6 layers of color.
This print is a 3 plate color intaglio print which I created on the last day of the workshop in Italy. Through the production of this print, I learned the process of multi-plate color etching.
This piece was also inspired by a photograph that I took while traveling through Cinque Terre along the western coast of Italy. It is a 6 layer reductive linoleum print.
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