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Delicious Fungi - September 2006
Aquatint and Roulette
Edition Size: 25

WPA Trade Portfolio 2006: Dualities in the Natural World
Artichoke - August 2006
Etching, Aquatint, and Roulette
Edition Size: 8
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Nite Life Food Trade
Gloves - September 2005
Pronto Plate
Edition Size: 6
Plate Size: 14.75 x 11

From the Pronto Plate Workshop at Flatbed
Sonograms - September 2005
Pronto Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 10 x 8

From the Pronto Plate Workshop at Flatbed
Hydrangeas - August 2005
Direct Gravure
Edition Size: 8
Plate Size: 8 x 9.75

From the Direct Gravure Workshop at Flatbed
Letter Blocks - August 2005
Drypoint and Aquatint
Edition Size: 6
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Print Diary
Bipolar - May 2005
Aquatint
Edition Size: 40
Plate Size: 8 x 8

Trade Portfolio 2005 - Self Portrait
peekie - July 2003
2 Plate Drypoint and Aquatint

Trade Portfolio 2003 "Everyday Objects". Two guesses on who requested that theme. :)
Bedscape - February 2006
Drypoint and Roulette
Edition Size: 6
Plate Size: 17.75 x 11.25
Upside-Down Eclipse - October 2004
Drypoint
Edition Size: 3
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Print Diary
Door Knob - October 2004
Drypoint
Edition Size: 3
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Print Diary
Shoe Strings - October 2004
Drypoint
Edition Size: 3
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Print Diary
8/10/2004 - August 2004
Drypoint
Edition Size: 3
Plate Size: 4 x 5

Print Diary
New Leaf - September 2004
Hand Colored Drypoint
Edition Size: 13
Plate Size: 4 x 5

New Leaf Mailer: I sent this series of prints to my top clients to let them know I was "Turning Over a New Leaf".
Bouquet II - September 2003
Drypoint

I made 3 plates for the guests who attended my wedding and those who sent gifts. Only two made the cut and were sent as a dipdic.
Bouquet I - September 2003
Drypoint

I made 3 plates for the guests who attended my wedding and those who sent gifts. Only two made the cut and were sent as a dipdic.
"August 10" - August 2002
Drypoint with Chine Colle

Folds of clothes as they sit in my closet on August 10th.
Consumed - July 2002
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4

More tarlatans.
Type Setting - November 2001
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4

An old type setting press and drawers full of type faced letters at FlatBed Press.
Paper Rolls - November 2001
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4

Something at FlatBed press other than tarlatans.
Pedistal Tarlatans - October 2001
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1

Tarlatans hanging and sitting on a pedistal.
Tarlatans - August 2001
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 4

Tarlatans hanging from the drying rack.
Folds in Red - July 2001
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 7

Folds of tarlatans at FlatBed Press in Austin.
Packing for Vegas - June 2001
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4

What better way to pass the time before your impending Vegas trip?
Folds - April 2000
Drypoint
Edition Size: 5

I don't mind folding but can never seem to put them away.
If They Fit - March 2000
Drypoint, Chine Colle, and Hand Stitching
Edition Size: 1
Blood Sugar - March 2000
Drypoint, Chine Colle, and Hand Stitching
Edition Size: 1

Revisiting existing plates and sewing phrases into the chine colle paper.
Verticle Sweaters - February 2000
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Sweaters - December 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Colored Bag - November 1999
2 Plate Drypoint and Spitbite Aquatint
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 9.175 x 10.25

Trying to create a permanent and replicateable watercolor.
Dremel Coat & Purse - October 1999
Dremel Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 9.175 x 10.25

What was that dremel tool like again?
Bra Drawer - October 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 3
Plate Size: 9.175 x 7.5

I have so many bras but only fancy a few.
Muffin - October 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 7.175 x 6.375

Inspired by the hypoglycemia shakes that had to wait for this muffin drawing on the plate.
Pantry - September 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 8.25 x 9.25

In a pantry, every day is a new adventure.
Curlers - September 1999
Hand Colored Drypoint
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 11.925 x 8.75

Curlers with a touch of water color.
Shoes - September 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 7.25 x 6.175

And now…the Ashley drypoint series. Find the beauty in everyday life and objects as they are found.
Rack of Shoes - September 1999
Drypoint
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 11.925 x 10.175

My summer shoe rack.
Shirt - April 1999
Sugar Lift Transfer
Edition Size: 1

Can anyone see the front pocket of the shirt?
Purse - March 1999
Sugar Lift Transfer
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 7.375 x 9.25

For the love of Salvador Arikha. The sugar-lift transfer method.
Sleeve - March 1999
Sugar Lift Transfer
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.25

A very juicy sugar-lift mixture.
Hollow Pod - February 1999
Drypoint with Relief Ink
Edition Size: 1
Pod - February 1999
Drypoint with Relief Ink
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 8 x 6.25

Drawn to subtle shapes and pods.
Continuance - February 1999
Drypoint with Relief Ink
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 6.375 x 7.675
Boundless - February 1999
2 Plate Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.375

Sandpaper circles.
Safe Distance - February 1999
2 Plate Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 4.175 x 4.25

Using both sides of the chine colle paper for a transparent multi-layered print.
Botanical - February 1999
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 1
Crucify - January 1999
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 4.675 x 5.25
Silence - December 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 4.175 x 4.25

After spending a week in France I hadn't spoken more than a few sentences.
Verbs - December 1998
Etching on Found Plate
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 4.5 x 5.5

Inspired by ceramics class, endometriosis, and an impending trip to France.
Self Portrait tripdic 3 - December 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.25
Self Portrait tripdic 2 - December 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.25
Self Portrait tripdic 1 - December 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.25
Stages IV - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 7.175 x 7.25

I went through many emotions in Taos. These were just a few.
Stages III - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 9.175 x 12.175

I went through many emotions in Taos. These were just a few.
Stages II - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 9.175 x 12.375

I went through many emotions in Taos. These were just a few.
Stages I - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 9.175 x 12.375

I went through many emotions in Taos. These were just a few.
Taos Woodcut - June 1998
Woodcut with Dremel
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 7.5 x 10.25

Dremel tool woodcut based on a photo I took earlier in the week.
WhiteRock Woodcut - June 1998
Woodcut with Dremel
Edition Size: 1

Another dremel woodcut.
WhiteRock Dremel - June 1998
Drypoint with Dremel
Edition Size: 1

Inspiring Taos white rock canyons.
Bark 2 - June 1998
Drypoint with Dremel
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6 x 9.25

Another Dremel Tool plate.
Bark - June 1998
Drypoint with Dremel
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 4.25 x 6.375

Limited resource in Taos New Mexico. I purchased a Dremel tool and had a lot of fun.
Fragal - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 4.175 x 6.375

Strange flowers grow in Taos New Mexico.
Dry Point Flowers - June 1998
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 5.175 x 6.375

Nothing beats a dry-point when you don't have much to work with.
Figure - April 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate with Chine Colle
Edition Size: 5
Plate Size: 7.975 x 9.25

One of my favorite drawing class spill overs.
Sculpture - April 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 8 x 12

A dipdic with the Naguchi for the directors of Meadows School of Arts.
Naguchi - April 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 8 x 12

Comissioned by Meadows School of the Art for the 1998 Commencement Brochure.
Male Figure - April 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6.175 x 8

Drawing class spills over into printmaking.
Tree - March 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Cross - March 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 4.375 x 5.25
Flowers - March 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1

Trying to expand my scale. This is the largest plate to date and yet it is only 9" wide.
Trees - March 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Spring Blossoms - February 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 5 x 7.25
Press - February 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1

One of the more successful scraper plates.
Wreath - January 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1

Experimenting with the scraper. Let's use the tool used for removing lines to create tones.
Chair - January 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1

Another pre-aquatinted "found" plate using the scraper to remove the light tones.
Pillows - January 1998
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 1
Still Life - January 1998
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Self Portrait - December 1997
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 6.175 x 7.75

Started out as a self portrait but I am always unhappy with my face.
Weeping - December 1997
Drypoint on Found Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 6 x 7.675
Corner Coats - November 1997
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 8.175 x 12

Using the space.
Relief Coat - November 1997
Etching and Drypoint using Electrical Tape
Edition Size: 2

Copied technique from a friend. Multi-step etching involving electrical tape.
Big Coat Relief - November 1997
Etching and Drypoint using Electrical Tape
Edition Size: 2
Hard Coats - November 1997
Drypoint on Found Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 10.175 x 12.175

And now, the single pass drypoint line.
Coat in Space - November 1997
Aquatint, Roulette, and Drypoint on Found Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 8.175 x 9.175

Spray paint as an aquatint? I'll never go back to rosin again!
Hanging Coat - November 1997
Soft Ground Aquatint and Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 8.5 x 12.175

Testing etching ground.
Coats - October 1997
Drypoint, Roulette, and Reduction on Found Plate
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 8.175 x 9.25

Learning about failed aquatints, the beauty of found plates, and the miracle of the roulette tool.
First Coat - October 1997
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4
Plate Size: 4.175 x 5.375

A series is born.
feelings - September 1997
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
not - September 1997
2 Plate Drypoint and Aquatint
Edition Size: 1
ICU - September 1997
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1
Lollipop - September 1997
4 Plate Etching and Aquatint
Edition Size: 2
Plate Size: 6.175 x 6.25

Learning more about multi-color multi-plate printing.
Reflections - April 1997
Drypoint
Edition Size: 1

Inspired by many drawing class trips to White Rock Lake in Dallas.
Home - October 1996
Drypoint
Edition Size: 4

Exploring the properties of a drypoint.
Mom - September 1996
Drypoint and Aquatint
Edition Size: 1
Plate Size: 6.25 x 9.375

Based on a photo of my mother taken by my grandfather.