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...ional workshops in Hawaii, Florida, and Colorado.
A college introduction to printmaking with a workshop given by Carol Summers led me to continue learning printmaking. Living in Hawaii and taking adult education intaglio classes from Dodie Warren led me to create in this art form. My love of drawing, textures, lights and darks, continues to be expressed in this medium. Several years ago, after more workshops given by Joseph Montague (Canada) and Deli Sacilatto (Florida), my camera and its relation to copper plates has been my focus.
Photogravure, an intaglio printmaking technique where a photographic image is transferred to a copper plate and then printed on paper was developed in the mid-1800’s. Later, the book publishing industry used the technique to put images on cylinders and called it rotogravure. The industries moved on to other techniques and photogravure largely disappeared. There is a small group of printmakers reviving the technique and there is much to learn about the process especially when combined with other techniques both new and old. I appreciate the image details captured on the copper and am drawn by the velvety depth of the darks as they contrast with the lights. I also enjoy the challenges of each step.
As I travel around the west and the southwest, I am drawn to the crumbling, ancient and modern stone and wood structures, questioning the who, what, when, where. I have become curious as to the historical settlement of the agricultural community in which I now live. I am distressed that the history is falling away from memory. I try to capture fragments which will mean something when the buildings are gone and the stories forgotten, making way for new development and new ways of life. The textures and play of light holds my gaze. My intent is to draw the viewer for a moment, not allow him to pass over the familiar so quickly, and to compel him to note the visual significance of the subject.