Waiting Series Artist Statement

Tally marks, an ancient counting system, emerged in my work as I sat bedside, watching my mentor and friend slowly pass away from pancreatic cancer. Though specific to a particular period, the slow passage of time and unexpected sudden finality speaks to the universal human experience of waiting.

Waiting (installation)
2018
various etchings, screen prints, graphite, all on handmade asian papers
Waiting I
2018
graphite on masa paper
18 x 40 inches
Waiting
2018
copper etching on handmade asian paper
16 x 30 inches
Waiting II
2018
copper etching on handmade asian paper
36 x 24 inches
Waiting III
2018
copper etching on handmade asian paper
30 x 22 inches
Waiting IV
2018
copper etching on handmade asian paper
32 x 24 inches
Waiting V
2018
gesso on handmade asian paper
20 x 28 inches
Process image of Waiting (copper etching)
2018
Detail: Waiting VI
2018
gesso on handmade asian paper (screen print)
20 x 16 inches
Waiting (triptych)
2018
gesso on cradled panel (screenprint)
24 x 20 inches
Waiting
2018
gesso on handmade asian paper (screen print)
20 x 20 inches
Detail, sewn kitakata chine colle
2018
graphite and thread on kitakata
Waiting (Red)
2018
screen printed gesso on handmade asian paper, mounted on cradled panel
6 x 6 inches
Waiting (Red), Artist Book
2018
gesso and encaustic with thread on handmade asian paper
6 x 4 inches