Tompkins, Farrell Elisabeth, authorDormer, James T., advisorSimons, Stephen R., advisorRyan, Ajean Lee, committee memberLehene, Marius, committee memberSnodgrass, Jeffrey G., committee member2007-01-032007-01-032010http://hdl.handle.net/10217/86902The impulse to craft my own likeness is an intuitive choice driven by questions about my identity as a woman and an artist. I define these themes as passive and active, and explore them visually through the medium of reductive woodcut printmaking. Using the genre of self-portraiture, I force the viewer into the same space I occupied as I observed myself in the mirror. Original drawings are analyzed as a series of shapes and broken down into layers of value. The resulting prints express my suspicion that the viewer can never fully understand my point of view.masters thesesengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.PortraitsText