2025
Tusche and crayon lithograph with an aquatint etching chine-collé
26” x 20”
Private Collection
I’m drawn to printmaking as my main medium due to the wide diversity of processes it includes. No two processes feel the same. Aquatint etching on copper plates feels like painting while crayon lithography feels like drawing. Printmaking feels the same as other mediums but it has the bonus of being able to create multiples. With these multiples, you can experiment with different colors or papers or collage; you’re not locked in with one color or surface. Additionally, prints can function as layers and you can layer prints on one another to create an entirely new image. Planning layers of prints really picks your brain and changes the way you think because you’re not only thinking image-wise but you also have to think process-wise and how each layer of the print will speak and resonate with the others. Printmaking is such a unique and fun process and it can really change the way you think and create art.
2025
Tusche and crayon lithograph with an aquatint etching chine-collé
26” x 20”
Private Collection
I’m drawn to printmaking as my main medium due to the wide diversity of processes it includes. No two processes feel the same. Aquatint etching on copper plates feels like painting while crayon lithography feels like drawing. Printmaking feels the same as other mediums but it has the bonus of being able to create multiples. With these multiples, you can experiment with different colors or papers or collage; you’re not locked in with one color or surface. Additionally, prints can function as layers and you can layer prints on one another to create an entirely new image. Planning layers of prints really picks your brain and changes the way you think because you’re not only thinking image-wise but you also have to think process-wise and how each layer of the print will speak and resonate with the others. Printmaking is such a unique and fun process and it can really change the way you think and create art.
Jess Struzinski is a printmaker based in Long Island, working in planographic, intaglio, and relief techniques. Their work explores the themes of misogyny, gender, memory and occasionally aquatic life. A majority of their work features self expression in the shape of deer. Currently, Jess is working on their B.S. for marine vertebrate biology and studio art at Stony Brook University.
