Print

3 layers collage x letterpress x screen print celebrating the women who crafted despite it all!

initially setting out to collage an artifact of art history, I chose a 1968 edition of The Workbasket as a commentary on the massive yet often invisible role of traditionally “domestic” and “feminine” craft within the canon (and within my own practice). However while scanning the material, I became overwhelmed by the misogynistic messaging embedded within what initially felt like a safe, intimate space for women. I collaged selections of these advertisements and printed letterpress with polymer plates. I then sought to embody the women of this era by adopting their techniques and persistence to re-collage the print. I used traditional weaving methods to create new negatives for additional plates, which were then reprinted. The final layers feature four women of the Bauhaus whose practices deeply inspire me and resonate with the conceptual framework of this piece. Their names are letterpress printed on the back. 6x7"

exploring corporeality through 2 layers of hand inked pressure printing letterpress, combined with 2 layers silkscreen. 11x17"

2 laser cut blocks and hand stamped linoleum 5x7"

celebrating my kittens first birthday, this print is composed of 3 layers of silkscreen, and 2 layers of polymer plates printed letterpress. I then scanned my favorites in, and composited in After Effects. 10x10"