Two recent events have returned my thoughts to black and white. One is my 17 year old son’s new-found enthusiasm for photography and my recognizing some of my eye in his work. The other is the acquisition of an iPad, which allows me to explore images with the sensibilities of monoprints and drypoints without needing a printshop. These images will be included in the show “Six Printmakers” at Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Virginia in November and December 2011. The works for this show are created on the iPad with a program called Art Studio, then printed as high-resolution inkjet prints. The images arise from my inheriting my grandmother’s tool box and my discovery of these beautiful artifacts worn smooth and still bearing her touch. The works are tender renderings of objects dear to me.
