The work that I have accomplished reflects an integration of traditional printmaking with some of the technical advancements in photography and computers. Although traditional printmaking has not always been favorable to new and nontraditional techniques, current trends have broadened the definition of a print, embracing computer technology as one of the tools in all areas of printmaking.

In my recent work I have combined traditional approaches with some of the newer technology. For example, in my prints, a photograph from an electron microscope or traditional camera is scanned on the computer where it is altered, then copied and transferred to a zinc plate. It is then etched in a traditional manner and transformed into an intaglio plate. The distance from the photograph that is achieved through the etching process enables me to attract audiences outside of photography such as printmakers and painters. The result, I believe, is a unique work of art that focuses on my own sensibilities as an individual artist.

Assistant Professor of Art, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

Education
MFA, Printmaking, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado [1998]
BFA, Printmaking [Graphic Design Minor], Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado [1994]
BS, Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado [1987]

2004
28th Annual Rock Island National Fine Art Exhibition, Rock Island, Illinois
“Sixty Square Inches” 14th Biennial North American Small Print Competition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Harper College National Print Exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

2003
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, New Jersey
18th Annual International Exhibition, The University of Texas, Tyler, Texas
53rd Annual Quad State Juried Exhibition, Quincy, Illinois
North American Print Biennial, The Boston Printmakers, Boston, Massachusetts