I am a lover a process. My processes are ever-evolving, but largely based on the traditional practice of Moku Hanga, Japanese woodblock printmaking. Multi-block and reduction prints are created using brushed on water-based inks and multiple impressions are hand-pulled using a baren onto a variety of handmade Japanese papers.
My imagery is, for the largest part, starts with a sketch on wood and without much of a plan or design. While I'm working on the details, I start to formulate a plan; an ink drawing, carved into a key block, proofed and developed. It can take weeks to get from the drawing to an editioned print.
The monotypes? They are in the moment. A glass plate is inked and then wiped away and manipulated to create the imagery. Sometimes I do pastels.
I often try to capture the beauty I see during the process, as well as visually document the development of a finished print. Below you will find some of my favorite images.
Tree No. 21, the proofs from one block to five
maquette built to study a rotating view for Limb Study No. 3 (18"x24" woodblock reduction print)
pencil drawing on block, inked drawing, Tree No. 32 (2 block reduction woodblock print)
background printed and drying for Tree No.17
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