The act of creating begins with pencil and paper. Paper is the conduit that brings ideas to life and provides the space for concepts to germinate. A blank canvas can be intimidating but a clean page invites you to sit down and start something. Don't like it? Crumple it up and start over.

There's a thrill to seeing your work appear in print. I dreamt of it while developing skills and still remember picking up a student newspaper to see my work first published. I was hooked. That feeling still drives my career as an artist. In addition, personal projects may not get published, but the process of exploration uncovers elements that influence the direction my work takes, whether that is assignment based or work intended for galleries.

Digital images can be revised and edited, but once the work is printed, there’s no turning back. I work on small run print editions, adding hand-built collage elements into many of the runs. Screenprints in this show are pulled by hand. I separate layers, mix inks, and often encounter happy accidents in the process. There are multiple layers and surfaces at play. Imperfections are embraced along with the interaction and responsiveness of mixed materials and surfaces. Like a fuzz box pedal with the proper amp, noise and distortion can create something captivating. Digital perfection looks uncanny; seeing the hand of the maker is authentic and creates a connection. Digital collages in this show are composed of vintage hand-drawn devices and diagrams.

This show contained 40 works on paper, many of them framed in my workshop. A gallery of unframed pieces can be found here.