Prints and sculpture

Abstract

The source of my work comes from a strong background in drawing. My subject matter is secondary to the constant need to draw. The choice to make prints is an obvious one because I feel printmaking is the direct result of drawing. I rely heavily on multiple-line etches to achieve rich, active black areas. The zinc plate is scraped, after several deep etches, to pull up the middle valves and then burnished and polished to obtain the bright white areas. This intense involvement with the incised and irregular surface of the intaglio plate is also prevalent in my sculpture pieces. The marks drawn into the wax echo the linear quality of the etched plates. My work is an obsession of ongoing ideas that allows me to continually draw in a variety of media, allowing me to determine the material that has the greatest aesthetic impact for the perceived intent.