I have enjoyed art, gardening, and the changing seasons all my life. The inspiration for my prints and drawings largely comes from those deeply rooted passions. Exploring the natural world, in combination with contemporary ideas and my own interpretations feed into my work as well. My first love was and is drawing; paper and pencils, copper and an etching needle. Etching provides opportunity for rich detail, texture, variety and surprises . . . all which I adore. I live in southern Wisconsin with my husband and Ruby.

Etching Process:

Etching is a form printmaking called “intaglio”(pronounced in-TAL-ee-oh) and means the image is produced below the surface of the plate. My etchings, drypoints and mezzotints are intaglio prints and made on copper plates. The lines and tones I put onto the plate for an etching are incised or “cut” into the copper by acid. For drypoint, the lines are scratched directly into the plate without the use of acid. A print is made by applying a layer of ink to a warm plate, wiping the surface clean so ink is only in the recessed areas and lines, placing a damp piece of paper over the plate and pulling it through an etching press. The image is transferred onto the damp paper.

A plate is inked up, wiped and printed for each print in the edition, therefore a hand pulled print is an original, not a mechanical reproduction.