Media: Relief print, intaglio, wax grattage, frottage, lithograph, painting and drawing on gilded mulberry paper and Gampi Shi paper, with steel tiles
Sizes: variable
Media: Wax grattage, painting, relief print, frottage, and drawing on mulberry and Gampi Shi papers, with ceramic tiles
Sizes: Courante, 60″ h x 11″ w; Tranquillo, 78″ h x 20″ w; Rondo, 74″ h x 38″ w
Media: Relief prints on copper-gilded paper, ceramic tiles
Sizes: Untitled, 90″ h x 26″ w; Con Fuoco, 60″ h x 26″ w, Con Brio, 61 1/2″ h x 26″ w
I named Fantasie after a type of improvisational musical composition that emphasizes imagination…
Media: Wax grattage, relief print, frottage, and drawing on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 60” h x 11” w
Canon is named for a type of music that is composed of multiple parts based on one melody. Canon has three parts–Gavotte, Bourrée, and Courante—that I created from different sections of the same piece of writing.
Media: Wax grattage and painting on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: each 60” h x 11” w
An Aubade is a morning song inspired by the natural world, often characterized by a quiet, idyllic quality.
Media: Relief print, lithograph, and rubbing on copper-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 77 1/2” h x 20” w
A serenade is a musical composition intended to be performed in the early evening. The title refers to the serene, waltz-like rhythm I see in the calligraphic text that loops over half of the print…
Media: Etching and relief print on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 72” h x 18 1/4” w
A nocturne, in the realm of music, is a composition meant to be performed during the late hours of the night. The title of this piece alludes to the tranquil, waltz-like rhythm that I perceive in the calligraphic text gracefully looping across the print…
Materials: Etching and relief print on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 72” h x 15” w
Con Fuoco, meaning with fire, is a musical term directing a musician to play a phrase in an impetuous or fiery way…
Media: Relief print on copper-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 60” h x 26” w
Con Brio is named for a musical term directing one to play with spirit…
Media: Relief print on copper-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 61 1/2” h x 26” w
I named Rondo after a musical form in which the main theme is repeated…
Media: Relief print, frottage, and drawing on Gampi Shi paper
Size: 74” h x 38” w