Artist Statement
I am a printmaker and artist living in New Mexico.
The works in this show attest to my love of nature. Although each etching is unique in its perspective, they all are a distillation of time spent outside. Color and design are the most obvious influences, but I also try to conjure seasons and something more spiritual. Each one strives to connect by conquering the most minute details that make that plant so specific. My
intent is for the viewer to think, “I have noticed that before too”. It’s relating at this level I find so important. In my work I strive to document as well and create.
Printmaking is a labor of love. Every print you see here was created on a matrix of either copper or photogravure. They were hand wiped and pulled through a press. The “chine Colle” refers to a method of sandwiching a colored, decorative paper between the background paper and the plate, hinged with a conservation wheat paste. I enjoy the process and accuracy intrinsic
to this medium. I have been making art in this manner for thirty years and remain devoted to the details and the aesthetic.
I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. I spent my childhood out in the woods and creeks. I now live in New Mexico and thrive in the high desert landscape of rocks and cactus. Travelling too has always been an important theme in my life. I truly enjoy going anywhere as long as I’m “going”. Asia and India seem the most common threads, but I also am pulling from time spent in Iceland, New Zealand and the Middle East. Wherever I find myself I feel home if I am in nature.
