Print in Process

A print is often developed one element, one colour, one layer at a time from a repeateable matrix or printable surface. Successive printings build upon each other until the final desired result is achieved and the work is finished.

Since my work often involves the participation of other people, such as models, as well as many diverse images and elements I thought it would be interesting to share some of the process that it takes to create one of my prints.

I rarely document myself while working on a print but with "Waiting for Moments of Gladness" I photographed my model, Kalae, as he had a Chinese phrase painted on his back because it was an interesting event and one that took the skills of another artist. I also photographed him while printing his hands on the surface of each print which is something I really love ... using the actual hand or foot print of the model as a "real" element from the person being represented. It's not only another layer of image or information that enlivens a print but represents the actual "touch" of a person. There's something special about this kind of direct contact in a print who's images are so often separated from the piece by process or technique. The hand print is a unique and direct impression of the person who made it!