Background: This is a print that I made in 2020 while I was attending the University of Washington, (right before the dreaded quarantine.) I was very proud of this print when I first finished it because of all the different textures on it. It’s a monotype print so the process involved painting on a clear plexiglass palate and then running it through the press with soaked printing paper, (so the paper can really absorb the color and won’t tear.)

Actions I took: I had done a ton of different drafts of this concept and none of them had originally turned out the way I wanted so I remember getting really frustrated. I had been experimenting on excess scraps of paper since the paper we were required to use was expensive and came out of pocket from students. It took a lot of rounds of experimenting with the amount of paint that should be used to give it a painterly texture but also not look too light, or blobby. I had experimented with borax on prints previously and really liked the effect it created. I wanted to emulate a the look of mold with my print and thats why I chose the dull green looking color. In college a common theme in my work would be brains and that texture/pattern that is behind the illustration of the woman.

Results: the result of this project surprised me in a good way and it encouraged me to continue to experiment and refine common themes in my art.