WOODCUTS

As Swift As a Meteor, linocut print, 12 x 18 inches, 2014.

My relief prints deal with unresolved conflict. Often the landscape is broken up, with fantastical shifts in scale that warp the power structure existing between figures. Inspired from radio stories, newspaper photographs, and magazine images, the characters are placed in a story that is neither at a beginning nor an end — and their disconnected relationships stimulate the viewer to make new interpretations. Where are the people coming from, and where is the scene going?

When I first began printing woodblocks and linoleum blocks, I encountered an active and playful process that delivers unexpected results. Printmaking allows me to continuously modify and manipulate the composition, and encourages discoveries that help realize my vision.