I'm an artist who uses pastel, monotype and other printmaking variations to construct images for books and works on paper.  Usually working in series, I often follow a historical theme and employ the monotype as an underpainting for further work with pastel, acrylic and printed texts.

A monotype begins as a painting on a thin flat surface such as copper or plexiglass. A piece of paper is placed over the image and the plate and paper are run through a press, and the resulting impression on the paper is a monotype. A second impression from the same plate produces a much fainter image called a "ghost." Working with monotypes permits me to rework an image several times in a fresh way and look for the play of chance and accident. I can print a monotype as a layer over another pattern or picture as well as work over it with pastel or acrylic. In this process the monotype provides a luminosity to the final image in a method pioneered by Edgar Degas.

Artists' books are a natural meeting place for image and word. Because of this, I work with books, particularly accordion and other sculptural forms of books, which allow both an intimate viewing experience and a group viewing experience to take place. Since 1986 I have operated Pacific Editions, a publisher of limited edition artist books. For a list of books published by Pacific Editions, please click here.