THE PASSION
Pursuit of PURE expression.
My head gets out of the way
of my chattering
designer trained mind.
Applying layers
of intense translucent COLOR fields
to create a poetic narrative
as my visual diary.
I layer to represent the totality of life.
I include the dark times and messy places
as a CELEBRATION of it all.
THE PLATE
Monotypes have one chance.
Could be inhibiting but
I don’t let it.
Paper is large and white.
Could make me hesitate but
I don’t.
Loose and FEARLESS
I work the inks on the plate.
I roll ink.
I scape off ink.
I rub ink.
THE PRESS
Then a 1,500 pound
steel roller MASHES the ink
into the dense paper.
This is when the
MAGIC happens.
Paper and ink become
one.
THE PRINT
No matter how many prints I’ve pulled
there is always a bit of SURPRISE.
That is the beauty.
The process REFLECTS
how life is.
Layered and unexpected
at times.