I and Them is a series of prints inspired by portraits from the civil war. They use a combination of solvent transfer and hand printed relief woodblocks. They are 9inches in diameter. The first 5 in the series are shown
I and Them
It is a good gift
“It is a good gift” / Mokulito, screen printing, solvent transfer, and pear wood / 6 in x 8 in / 2013 This print was done for an exchange portfolio. Fun to work at such a different scale for a change.
Atom by Atom
The Atom by Atom series was inspired by the reading of two books. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson and How (Not) to Speak of God by Peter Rollins. One is a work based in the scientific explanation of life while the other is a theological discussion of relational experience. Bryson begins with a statement that …
A chair in tables clothing
“A Chair in Tables Clothing” / Multilayer solvent transfer prints, cast plaster, and Lithographic printing on quilting pins and plaster / 2013 This installation was part of an on going collaboration with poet Emma Bolden. Much like a conversation, we have been trading images and words back and forth. The work was installed in the …
You were within me, but I wasn’t with You
“You were within me, but I wasn’t You”/Solvent transfer, lithography, and laser engraved paper/15 in x 11 in/ 2012 This print was made for the 2012 Mid America Printmaking Exchange Portfolio.
Ashes Ashes we are all made new
I’ll tie your love around my neck
“I’ll tie your love around my neck” / Various wood species and Lithography / 26 in x 62 in x 3 in / 2012 A variety of woods were used to make this work including mahogany, lemon fig, dyed birds eye maple, and bubinga. The prints on the panel can only be seen from below …
I know your heart, I know your face
“I know your heart, I know your face” / Ebony, mahogany, maple, cherry, birds eye maple, curly ash, and lithography / 14 in circles / 2012 These companion pieces were made when my wife’s grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. They are designed from a bsic pattern in marquetry called Lois Cubes. The chevron shapes can …
Two Part Two Part Harmony
“Two Part Two Part Harmony” / mahogany, belinga, birds eye maple, bocca, and lithography / 14 in circles / 2012 Made as a set of companion pieces based on a phrase from a sketchbook I made in 2000 a few years before meeting my wife. I thought these were a good reflection set against the …
Call and Response
“Call and Response” / ebony, ambrosia maple and lithography on quilting pins / 13 in circle / 2012 Call and Response is a companion set. Only one is shown here. The other one is made in a similar fashion with different pinning, these pieces were finished at the wire for a show in Cincinnati Ohio …