Thank you so much for the insight. I copied and pasted your message to me here. I think we could all benefit from it in getting  to know you and your work.  A professor for 30 years.  That is impressive. You should be all set for blogging. Do you have an instructional site anywhere? This is very interesting. I'd love to hear more. My scuttlebutt friend mjblanco  does the same process.  You two should have lots to share.

 

Hi Jennifer, and thanks for visiting my site. I will try to answer your questions about the unusual and different title of my intaglio prints. I would agree that my work is very unique. After teaching printmaking on the collegiate level for almost 30 years, I have found that it is one of the least understood mediums available to artists. The reason I make prints is that I totally enjoy the marks made by a burin, a squeegee, a brayer, or even toner. These are marks that I can't make with a brush. I also enjoy making multiple originals (in a very indirect way) that can be marketed easily. My hand-pulled prints can be seen in numerous galleries all at the same time. I enjoy Rembrandt (inventor of intaglio) and use his image in my work quite alot. All of the work on my gallery site was made using a new non-toxic intaglio process that involves photopolymer films that are exposed to light and developed in plain old washing soda. I no longer etch my copper plates in acid but print from the development instead. Many of my prints are influenced by the Renaissance and are mostly about texture, design and composition. I have also been greatly influenced by Fred Otnes, one of the best illustrators I know of. Again, thanks for taking a look.  Cheers!