I’m interested in the symbolic language of myths, dreams, and therefore the unconscious. I have developed my own personal imagery by allowing my creative unconscious a largely unconditional path to expression. The monoprints images that result, emerge out of a field of black or colored ink. They are created by the removal & additions of ink that have been rolled onto a plexiglass plate. Through wiping, dragging, and thinning of the ink it is possible to manipulate it to create texture, line, value &  composition. When the image is complete, it is run through a press, which transfers the ink to a sheet of prepared paper. The result is a single & unique (mono) print. Since the process is relatively fast, it is possible to print a series of related images rather than an edition, as in traditional intaglio printing. Like many artists working with their intuition, I am keen to exploit the possibilities occurring between what I intend and what happens spontaneously.  The challenge is to manage a balance between making and discovering. In the end, a successful image will be a surprise, a discovery, that I can then expand upon consciously & intentionally, bringing the idea to further completion.

This is the moment of Alchemy. Transformation. Magic. Revelation.

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