A sunrise at the end of summer.
Being an artist allows me to express myself in sometimes unexpected ways. My prints generally take months to complete, giving time to evolve both in theme and meaning throughout the process. My most recent print, “Daybreak” is an example of this, originally based on a series of photographs I took from a visit to Whidbey Island, Washington to visit my family back in 2023. Inspired by Toshi Yoshida’s Mendochino Sunrise ,1982, I wanted to emulate the physicality of light, through carved relief.
Hours and hours of carving gave me time to contemplate, with each printed layer building depth. Memories of emotion, those challenging nights feeling hopeless and lost. But as the night feels darkest, light breaks through, the early call of birds heralding the rising sun.
Daybreak, 2025 - Reduction Mokuhanga on Echizen Hanga washi
Reduction Mokuhanga on Echizen Hanga washi
Made from two woodblocks with 14 color layers
16.5 x 24 inches
“In the dark,
My eyes red and swollen,
Nothing left, but dried salt on my face.
A glimmer, breaks through the horizon,
My chest, once empty fills,
I inhale, as that glow
A warmth, an embrace
Pierces the night.”
Printed in an edition of 22, available through my Etsy store.
Whidbey Island, looking through the trees over the Puget Sound, from 2023.
In other news, I am excited to be partnering with Colibri Gallery in Morgan Hill, California to show of selection of my prints. Colibri Gallery specializes in representational artwork from the Bay area and beyond and is a great opportunity to see some of my work in person if your on the west coast.
Their next exhibition opens Saturday Sept 6th, with more information found here.
I am also incredibly honored to have been selected for the “In Memory of Ruth Leaf Award” as part of the exhibition “Ink and Impressions, 110 Years of the Society of American Graphic Artists”, hosted at the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
“Tempest”, framed and ready for “Ink & Impressions” at the Housatonic Museum of Art, in Bridgeport CT.
As always, thank you to everyone who continues to follow and support my work. It’s always a joy being able to continue to create prints and I am constantly inspired by the print community.
