Picked up my dried monoprints from last class. Used some copper ink which was fun. Also fun how everyone is different yet based on the same design.

Monoprints based on design for woodblock.

We had to write “Artist Statements” for our work for class. Here’s mine:

My latest work is driven by the contents of a forest floor. Wild fungus in particular. Not there, then over night, all over the place. Strong yet fragile, some awkward, some ethereal. Studies of unity and contrast.

I enjoy the process of making art, the observation, the digesting and the turning my thoughts over and over. Exploring methods and processes which match the subject. I like the equipment I work with, the environment, the labor involved, the culmination of a life’s input.

I seek to find order but usually my favorite work is serendipitous. I do all the prep, study the subject, experiment with ways of expression, explore mark making appropriate to my concept, ready my space, ready my tools, and medium and wait for the work to begin. It always takes on a life of it’s own and therein lies the adventure, that is what obsesses me and brings me back.