Wherever You Are, There You Are
An exploration of printmaking techniques.. After many years as an analog and digital photographer, current interests have returned to early experiences with printmaking. This exploration is both exciting and challenging as it provides the cognitive and emotional experience of reuniting with early life experiences while challenging long developed attitudes about image making.
Flight of Fancy, No. 1, AP, 4/23, 6" x 12", mixed media on paper.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. A carborundum feather image with drypoint extended lines on plexiglass plate with handmade and dyed paper Chine Collé.
Close Encounter, AP, 8/23, 7" x 3", printed on Rives BFK
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Beach sand and pva on acrylic plate..
Abstraction 23.07.12, AP, 7/23, 7 1/4" x 5 1/4", carborundum with hand made-hand colored kozo paper chine collé on Rives BFK
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic varnished mat board plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue.
Ala Moana Bridge, Honolulu, HI, AP 2024, 5" x 7", sosaku hanga, watercolor on paper.
A new exploration of woodblock printing in the Japanese style. A few carving and color printing issues but, all-in-all, a good start.
untitled (multiple organic lines), AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", carborundum and super glue on acrylic plate with hand-colored chine collé printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
untitled (white circled black dots), AP, 8/23, 7" x 3", printed on Canson XL Mixed Media paper
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
An experiment with super glue and carborundum grit on acrylic plate. The grit bonds strongly to the plate. The white rim around the black dots is a result of the height of the carb dots preventing full contact with the paper around the edges of the dot when printing.
untitled (lines, circles and dark masses), AP, 9/23, 7" x 5", carborundum and drypoint on acrylic plate print with hand-colored paper cine collé on Rives BFK.
AKUA Intaglio Ink
untitled (multiple organic lines), AP, 9/23, 7" x 5", carborundum and super glue on acrylic plate with hand-colored paper chine collé printed on Rives BFKr
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
An experiment with super glue and carborundum grit on acrylic plate. The grit bonds strongly to the plate.
untitled (implied line chine collé), AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", drypoint on acrylic plate with hand-colored paper chin collé printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Printed on large HP studio press.
untitled (implied line 4), ghost print, AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", drypoint on acrylic plate printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
Crisper lines on lightly sprayed Arches 88 vs Rives BFK. This is a test print on a newly acquired VEVOR small school press for proofing at home studio. Still working on pressure setting and blanket configuration.
untitled (implied line 3), AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", drypoint on acrylic plate printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
Crisper lines on lightly sprayed Arches 88 vs Rives BFK. This is a test print on a newly acquired VEVOR small school press for proofing at home studio. Still working on pressure setting and blanket configuration.
untitled (implied line 2), ghost, AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", drypoint on acrylic plate printed on Rives BFK
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
AKUA ink on soaked Rives BFK resulted in more diffused lines than expected.
untitled (implied line 1), AP, 10/23, 7" x 5", drypoint on acrylic plate printed on Rives BFK
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
AKUA ink on soaked Rives BFK resulted in more diffused lines than expected.
untitled (multiple organic lines), AP, 9/23, 7" x 5", carborundum and super glue on acrylic plate printed on Rives BFKr
AKUA Intaglio Ink. An experiment with super glue and carborundum grit on acrylic plate. The grit bonds strongly to the plate.
untitled (lines, circles and dark masses), AP, 9/23, 7" x 5", carborundum and drypoint on acrylic plate print on Canson XL mixed media paper.
AKUA Intaglio Ink
untitled (3 lines and semi-circle), AP, 8/23, 7" x 3", gold leaf paper chin collé, printed on Canson XL Mixed Media paper
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Beach sand and pva on acrylic plate.
untitled (3 lines and semi-circle), AP, 8/23, 7" x 3", ghost print, printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Beach sand and pva on acrylic plate..
untitled (lines and dark masses), AP, 8/23, 7" x 5", carborundum print on Strathmore 400 mixed media vellum.
AKUA Intaglio Ink.
untitled (glyphs), AP, 8/23, 7" x 5", printed on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Beach sand and pva on acrylic plate..
untitled, AP, 7/23, 7 1/4" x 5 1/4", carborundum print on Rives BFK
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic varnished mat board plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue.
untitled (5 shapes), AP, 6/23, 3 1/4" x 7", mokuhanga print.
An initial exploration of the mokuhanga wood block printing process.
untitled (gel pull off plate), AP, 6/23, 9 1/2" x 6", carborundum print on Strathmore 400 mixed media vellum.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Pull off plexi plate used to make gel pattern on another plate, combed in some areas and masking tape rectangles added to border.
untitled (circle and triangle), AP, 6/23, 7 1/4" x 5 1/4", carborundum print on Arches 88 with hand-colored paper chine collé
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue.
untitled (circle and triangle), AP, 6/23, 7 1/4" x 5 1/4", carborundum print on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue.
untitled (arcs-lines-circles,squares, rectangle), AP, 5/23, 9" x 6", carborundum print on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic varnished mat board plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue. Some pva/carb combed and stamped.
untitled (geometric forms), AP, 5/23, 9" x 6", carborundum print on Arches 88
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Acrylic varnished mat board plate with 50 and 100 grit carborundum sprinkled over pva glue.
Coral Reef, No. 2, AP, 5/23, 6" x 9", mixed media on paper.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Carborundum on plexiglass plate with handmade and dyed paper Chine Collé.
Coral Reef, No. 1, AP, 5/23, 6" x 9", mixed media on paper.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Carborundum on plexiglass plate with handmade and dyed paper Chine Collé.
Flight of Fancy, No. 2, AP, 4/23, 6" x 12", mixed media on paper.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. A carborundum feather image with drypoint extended lines on plexiglass plate with Joss paper and handmade and dyed paper Chine Collé.
Time Flies Orange, 1st state, AP, 2/23, 10" x 8", mixed media on paper monoprint.
3rd printing of drypoint, masking tape and carborundum on plexiglass plate with with ink and chine collé of hand made blue dyed paper and orange rolled color.
Time Flies Blue, 1st state, AP, 2/23, 10" x 8", mixed media on paper monoprint. Received Award of Excellence, 95th Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Printmakers, 2023.
2nd printing of drypoint, masking tape and carborundum on plexiglass plate with with ink and chine collé of hand made blue dyed paper.
Time Flies, 1st state, AP, 2/23, 10" x 8", ink on paper monoprint.
1st printing of drypoint, masking tape and carborundum on plexiglass plate with monochromatic ink.
untitled (mechanical), AP2, 3/23, 8" x 4", mixed media on Arches 88.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste, masking tape and drypoint on plexiglass plate with Chine Collé hand made and gold leafed paper. Printed on Arches 88 with AKUA Ink.
untitled (mechanical), AP, 3/23, 8" x 4", mixed media monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste, masking tape and drypoint on plexiglass plate with Chine Collé hand made and gold leafed paper.
untitled, Carborundum Monochromatic, AP, 3/23, 10" x 4", mixed media on paper monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste and drypoint on plexiglass plate with addition of Chine Collé hand made and dyed paper.
untitled, Carborundum Monochromatic, AP, 3/23, 10" x 4", ink on paper monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste and drypoint on plexiglass plate.
untitled (biomorphic red shift), AP, 3/23, 8" x 10", ink on paper monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste, and drypoint on plexiglass plate.
untitled (biomorphic), AP, 3/23, 8" x 10", ink on paper monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Ghost print of experiment with carborundum modeling paste, and drypoint on plexiglass plate.
untitled (biomorphic), AP, 3/23, 8" x 10", ink on paper monoprint.
AKUA Intaglio Ink. Experiment with carborundum modeling paste, and drypoint on plexiglass plate.
untitled (spirals) 2nd state, AP, 2/23, 14 3/4" x 3 1/4", ink on paper monoprint.
Double print of 2nd state spiral with water color, Chine Collé hand made paper, pen and ink, and gold leaf.
untitled (spirals) 2nd state, AP, 2/23, 14 3/4" x 3 1/4", ink on paper monoprint.
Ghost print of 2nd state spiral.
untitled (spirals) 2nd state, AP, 2/23, 14 3/4" x 3 1/4", ink on paper monoprint.
2nd state of spiral drypoint and carborundum on plexiglass plate.
untitled (spirals) 2nd state, AP, 2/23, 14 3/4" x 3 1/4", mixed media monoprint.
2nd state spiral with drypoint and carborundum on plexiglass plate with crayon and Chine Collé.
untitled (spirals) 1st state, AP, 2/23, 14 3/4" x 3 1/4", ink on paper monoprint.
1st spiral with drypoint and carborundum on plexiglass plate.
untitled (volcano), AP, 1/23, 18" x 6", ink on paper monoprint.
Kilauea volcano inspired, masking tape relief on plexiglass plate.
Terra Forma, State 2, AP, 1/23, 12" x 12", ink on paper monoprint.
An experiment using drypoint, masking tape (torn and cut) and modeling paste on plexiglass plate. Basic monochromatic inking with additioanl rolled color.
Terra Forma, State 1, AP, 1/23, 12" x 12", ink on paper monoprint.
An experiment using drypoint, masking tape (torn and cut) and modeling paste on plexiglass plate. Basic monochromatic ink.
Internal State (test plate 3rd state), 1/23, AP, 8" x 8", mixed media monoprint on paper. 3rd state of initial plexiglass plate exploring drypoint, masking tape and sandpaper. A monochromatic print.
untitled (test plate 2nd state), 1/23, AP, 8" x 8", mixed media monoprint on paper.
2nd state of initial plexiglass plate exploring drypoint, masking tape and sandpaper. A monochromatic print.
untitled (test plate 1st state), 1/23, 8" x 8", mixed media monoprint on paper.
1st state of initial plexiglass plate exploring drypoint, masking tape and sandpaper. A monochromatic print with the addition of Chine Collé