Lonely as Islands in a Crowded Sea

Etching/aquatint with metallic washi chine collé

A Compendium of Trees of the Inner Forest

Turning Leaves Book/Box Mock-Up

I explored this new (to me) structure in Kumi Korf’s “Turning Leaves” box-making/bookbinding workshop at San Francisco Center for the Book. I love how architectural the structure can be and am still thinking about how I might integrate it with printmaking, illustration and narrative.

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Artist’s Book in Process

Magical Thinking

Artist’s book with 6 aquatints/etchings with hand coloring

Work in Progress

Accordion Book

New Folding Book

Book created with four hand-printed etchings/aquatints with chine collé.

Miniature Accordion Book

With six hand-watercolored etchings/aquatints

State Proof of Etching in Progress

This is a hard-ground etching with watercolor added to plan out the next step, adding aquatint! It’s tentatively titled “The Smoke Catcher” and it’s for a show this summer called “The Love’s Still Here,” celebrating the Summer of Love in San Francisco.