Anything that is made in a reproducible format is a print; i.e. photocopies, newspapers, photographs, posters and pages from a desktop printer. When making prints is engaged as a creative think-make process, it becomes Printmaking. Powerful creative opportunities: e.g. the multifaceted intermediate steps between the idea and ultimate manifestation; the layering inherent in the printing process; and the capacity to generate multiple images, filial, varied, or modular. Prints offer possibilities for cultural involvement, ability to affect social change, educate cultural transition, and encourage collaborative artistic production; all to further understanding if what is and imagine what could be.
series of 8 solar intaglio prints
11” X 14”
Solar intaglio prints are pulled from light sensitive polymer plates, etched from the artist’s drawings and photographs. The parfleche, an Artist’s Book, is likewise hand printed on a simple, tied portfolio, in the manner of the Warm Springs People’s containers for precious objects.
Intaglio drypoint
8" x 10"
The Chimney Swift is often called the “flying cigar”, belying its inflight grace and speed.
The Havana Culture series explores various transfer printmaking techniques.
laser transfer / 9" x 9"
transfer print / 10" x 8" / 2 of 3
The car culture of Havana speaks of moderation, fortitude, pride and wisdom.
laser transfer, chine colle' / 8" x 10"
Reduction relief print
3 of 10
16" x 12"
The Redwing Blackbird greets the visitor to his wetland domain with a loud voice and splashes of color in contrast to the sublime, natural landscape.
xerox transfer / 11" x 15" / 1 of 1
xerox transfer / 11" x 15" / 1 of 1
xerox transfer / 11" x 15" / 1 of 1
xerox transfer / 11" x 15" / 1 of 1
xerox transfer / 11" x 15" / 1 of 1
