Drawing is the foundation upon which I build my work. The spontaneity of line, ink strokes and smudges, quickly capture the feeling and energy of my subjects. My work also involves the labor-intensive process of printmaking. The immediacy of drawing and the protracted process of printmaking serve as a very dynamic process in which I have been able to launch several ongoing series.

The prints submitted for this exhibition are from my new series of hybrid animals. These are a natural extension of my animal series, adding an element of scientific aberration. There is a long tradition of the depiction of mythological creatures. As this series relates to that tradition, it is my desire to imbue the prints with a look of being quite old and somewhat formalistic. One of the motivating factors in juxtaposing morphologically disparate parts is the obvious humor. However, as I accomplished these combinations more successfully, I was surprised to find that while I maintained the humor, a very disturbing horror also emerged.

The prints submitted are solarplate etchings that are based on ink and pastel drawings. I use an “aquatint screen” when exposing the plates in order to achieve a greater range of subtle lights and darks. The images are printed using sepia tones in order to give them a dated quality. I pulled these prints at the Lower East Side Print Shop in New York City, where I am a keyholder member.

Art Instructor, Arts Connection, New York, New York

Affiliated with the Lower East Side Printshop

Member of Sumi-e Society of America, Manhattan Graphics, the Print Center, Woman Made Gallery, Mid-America Print Council, Baren, and the New York Artist’s Circle

Education
Koho School of Sumi-e [2000-Present]
Cooper Union, Manhattan Graphics, Lower East Side Printshop [1996–Present]
Art Students League [1990–1993]
BFA, New York University [1983]
University of California, Santa Cruz [1974–78]

2004
“Artists Who Happen To Be Women,” Wayne Stark Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
“Animals In Art,” 17th Annual Juried Exhibition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Art Show at the Dog Show,” Wichita, Kansas
“New Prints 2004/Winter,” International Print Center of New York [IPCNY]