Relief Prints
30 Days - Banjo
It takes 30 days of repeating a task to create a habit. In an attempt to teach myself the banjo I practiced every day, for 30 days. Although this routine did not result in a strong ability to play the instrument, it did produce a to-scale, 6 layer reductive wood cut. The edition of 5 prints was carved and printed entirely by hand.
Fall 2023
Reduction MDF woodcut
Somerset paper
20in x 40in (paper)
Stage Fort Park
Print as Performance
Every cut and every mark made on a piece of wood to create a relief print is one made with intention and purpose. It is here that I aim to emphasize the true amount of work that goes into a print like this one. Often when carving I find myself getting lost in the process and in some ways speeding through the process, finding peace in the repetitive motion. During this documentation practice, I was forced to slow down and make even more conscious of the cuts I was making to the matrix.
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Along with the importance of the process, I also took into consideration situations in which we find ourselves unintentionally on display. The beach is a place of rest and relaxation, but also somewhere you are extremely vulnerable within your body, often times finding yourself in a state of performance.
Spring 2024
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Woodcut
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Accompanied by stop motion video of piece being carved
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12in x 12in
Laser Wood Cut
I Hear The Rain
Fall 2022
5in x 7in
7 Layer Reductive
H is for Hare
Untitled
Summer 2024
Fall 2021