I love intaglio and relief printmaking! There are so many possibilities!
The medium of printmaking allows me to draw, paint, sculpt, and more.
I enjoy the process of developing my images with various techniques.
I've explored many techniques and plan to discover more as I continue to work. Since college, I've tried to move away from the acids and chemicals to more environmental mehods. The following are some of the techniques I currently use with Akua Inks. I like to experiment and combine all the practices below.
Drypoint Prints: With a metal tipped needle, I draw on a piece of plexi-glass or zinc. I ink the plate so that the grooves hold the ink and then I wipe away the excess with a piece of tarlaten. I press the image onto a sheet of paper to create original prints.
Solarplate Prints: I create a drawing on acetate with marker or ink. I then lay the drawing over a solarplate and expose it to the sun. The darkened areas from the drawing appear on the plate, after being wiped by warm water. I ink the areas and wipe the plate to remove excess ink. The plate is pressed to paper and an image produced. The plate can be inked in various ways and re-printed to create an array of original prints.
Monotypes: On a sheet of plexi-glass or zinc, I paint with ink and selectively wipe certain areas. I press the plate to a piece of paper to create a unique image. I create my own stencils to use in this process and the processes below.
Collagraphs: I use plexiglass or cardboard to attach collage materials that I collect from nature and abandoned pieces to develop new surfaces. I also make my own stencils. I ink the textured surface and press it to paper to create an original print.
Screenprints: Using a screen, I "squeegee" ink through my self-made stencils to create images on paper, shirts, and other materials.
In all the processes above, besides screenprinting, I use a printing press.
I love working in the studio and constantly have ideas to produce, but would be more than willing to customize something for you too!
ARTIST STATEMENT in REFERENCE TO MY PRINTMAKING: Soul Searching
Making art, to me, is both refreshing and terrifying. It gives me a chance to construct meaning and to release an array of emotions. It is a means to celebrate and rejoice or grieve and offer sympathy. It also offers a framework to pose questions and search for answers in myself.
I seem to not be able to stop looking, searching, and questioning my life experiences. I try to express what I am thinking and develop a tangled web of lines that become quite dizzying. I work to see the ways that I can connect my thoughts and ideas through the art I am making. I think aloud in my prints. As a result, my art says some things that I would never reveal verbally and allowing myself to be so vulnerable in this way can be scary.
The process of printmaking is like therapy to me. I spend a great deal of time in my studio developing and reflecting on my prints. Making connections, visualizing, predicting, summarizing, and finding main ideas are some of the biggest components in influencing my personal artwork. Along the way, I discover, learn, and grow. My pieces go through constant revision, because I approach them much like I approach life. Art mimics life after all.
I base my prints on recognizable subject matter, but it is almost like my subject matter has a natural capacity to corrupt the forms that I create. I try to create a relationship between abstract and figurative art. I try to look at things in a different way and I get enveloped in a variation of lines and color. My understanding of multiple and different forms of interpretation has grown from this approach.
Everything in my environment influences me. I consider several ideas and try to use bits and pieces of each in my artwork. I like the idea of printmaking because it allows me to draw, paint, print, and even sculpt. I create artwork with a lot of emotion and I really consider my pieces to be products of the heart. I hope you enjoy my work and take some time to understand it.
The medium of printmaking allows me to draw, paint, sculpt, and more.
I enjoy the process of developing my images with various techniques.
I've explored many techniques and plan to discover more as I continue to work. Since college, I've tried to move away from the acids and chemicals to more environmental mehods. The following are some of the techniques I currently use with Akua Inks. I like to experiment and combine all the practices below.
Drypoint Prints: With a metal tipped needle, I draw on a piece of plexi-glass or zinc. I ink the plate so that the grooves hold the ink and then I wipe away the excess with a piece of tarlaten. I press the image onto a sheet of paper to create original prints.
Solarplate Prints: I create a drawing on acetate with marker or ink. I then lay the drawing over a solarplate and expose it to the sun. The darkened areas from the drawing appear on the plate, after being wiped by warm water. I ink the areas and wipe the plate to remove excess ink. The plate is pressed to paper and an image produced. The plate can be inked in various ways and re-printed to create an array of original prints.
Monotypes: On a sheet of plexi-glass or zinc, I paint with ink and selectively wipe certain areas. I press the plate to a piece of paper to create a unique image. I create my own stencils to use in this process and the processes below.
Collagraphs: I use plexiglass or cardboard to attach collage materials that I collect from nature and abandoned pieces to develop new surfaces. I also make my own stencils. I ink the textured surface and press it to paper to create an original print.
Screenprints: Using a screen, I "squeegee" ink through my self-made stencils to create images on paper, shirts, and other materials.
In all the processes above, besides screenprinting, I use a printing press.
I love working in the studio and constantly have ideas to produce, but would be more than willing to customize something for you too!
ARTIST STATEMENT in REFERENCE TO MY PRINTMAKING: Soul Searching
Making art, to me, is both refreshing and terrifying. It gives me a chance to construct meaning and to release an array of emotions. It is a means to celebrate and rejoice or grieve and offer sympathy. It also offers a framework to pose questions and search for answers in myself.
I seem to not be able to stop looking, searching, and questioning my life experiences. I try to express what I am thinking and develop a tangled web of lines that become quite dizzying. I work to see the ways that I can connect my thoughts and ideas through the art I am making. I think aloud in my prints. As a result, my art says some things that I would never reveal verbally and allowing myself to be so vulnerable in this way can be scary.
The process of printmaking is like therapy to me. I spend a great deal of time in my studio developing and reflecting on my prints. Making connections, visualizing, predicting, summarizing, and finding main ideas are some of the biggest components in influencing my personal artwork. Along the way, I discover, learn, and grow. My pieces go through constant revision, because I approach them much like I approach life. Art mimics life after all.
I base my prints on recognizable subject matter, but it is almost like my subject matter has a natural capacity to corrupt the forms that I create. I try to create a relationship between abstract and figurative art. I try to look at things in a different way and I get enveloped in a variation of lines and color. My understanding of multiple and different forms of interpretation has grown from this approach.
Everything in my environment influences me. I consider several ideas and try to use bits and pieces of each in my artwork. I like the idea of printmaking because it allows me to draw, paint, print, and even sculpt. I create artwork with a lot of emotion and I really consider my pieces to be products of the heart. I hope you enjoy my work and take some time to understand it.