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2019
Solar plate printing
5” x 7”
Growing up with a om who was an art teacher meant endless creative endeavors. Not only was she always making sure I had a sketchbook with me wherever I went and setting up an easel for me to paint at while I was in diapers, but she also made sure that we handmaid all of our cards. Birthdays, Christmas, Thank You notes, Invitations, and Valentines- always handmade, always a production. And production might be the name the point of connection, because very often these projects involved printmaking. Whether it was a sponge or a potato when I was little, or a silkscreen or a linoleum block later, she instilled in me how I could recreate my own images and ideas over and over again. So for a long time my printmaking was linked to these sort of created media- expanding in techniques and practice, but always having a product in the end. It was only later that I started experimenting with these various printmaking techniques. Sure I had learned how to create using these various mediums and techniques in school, but never had I applied them directly to my studio practice. One of the techniques that I felt really connected to a more refined printmaking, but also was vastly experimental was solar plate printing. This exploration took on variables outside of my own control (the sun!) and was ultimately extremely rewarding. In the end the pieces that I created here certainly were ones that I wanted to replicate multiple times, but also contain elements that are specific to each print. Some contain alternative papers, while others have watercolor washes added after. While most of the printmaking I do today still has some sort of a 'production' element, or purpose, it has been fun to explore different avenues of creating, while simultaneously being able to alter, or replicate, the results with relative ease.
2019
Solar plate printing
5” x 7”
Growing up with a om who was an art teacher meant endless creative endeavors. Not only was she always making sure I had a sketchbook with me wherever I went and setting up an easel for me to paint at while I was in diapers, but she also made sure that we handmaid all of our cards. Birthdays, Christmas, Thank You notes, Invitations, and Valentines- always handmade, always a production. And production might be the name the point of connection, because very often these projects involved printmaking. Whether it was a sponge or a potato when I was little, or a silkscreen or a linoleum block later, she instilled in me how I could recreate my own images and ideas over and over again. So for a long time my printmaking was linked to these sort of created media- expanding in techniques and practice, but always having a product in the end. It was only later that I started experimenting with these various printmaking techniques. Sure I had learned how to create using these various mediums and techniques in school, but never had I applied them directly to my studio practice. One of the techniques that I felt really connected to a more refined printmaking, but also was vastly experimental was solar plate printing. This exploration took on variables outside of my own control (the sun!) and was ultimately extremely rewarding. In the end the pieces that I created here certainly were ones that I wanted to replicate multiple times, but also contain elements that are specific to each print. Some contain alternative papers, while others have watercolor washes added after. While most of the printmaking I do today still has some sort of a 'production' element, or purpose, it has been fun to explore different avenues of creating, while simultaneously being able to alter, or replicate, the results with relative ease.