Abstract monotypes using generative material processes — techniques drawn from suminagashi and Western paper marbling.
Monotype Series 1 (Beginning)
Monotype Series 1 (Beginning)
Black-and-white suminagashi monotypes on washi. Traditional Japanese techniques mixed with Western paper marbling methods — controlled disruption to push form past the decorative and toward material behavior.
Click to view series →Monotype Series 2 (Wandering)
Monotype Series 2 (Wandering)
First experiments with color and varied washi papers. Freely mixes suminagashi and Western marbling — combing, raking, blowing, dragging paper through the bath, alcohol as dispersant. Six selected from a larger body for range of technique.
Click to view series →Monotype Series 3 (Strata)
Monotype Series 3 (Strata)
A return to bold blacks and concentric rings with a reduced palette of translucent inks. Forms are pushed until they resemble geological strata. Each pair is torn from a single sheet of washi and pulled from the same bath in sequence, forming near-diptychs.
Click to view series →Monotype Series 4 (Drift)
Monotype Series 4 (Drift)
Borrows more heavily from Western paper marbling — carrageenan size to thicken the bath, alum wash to mordant the paper. The thickened surface allows inks to be shaped and directed with stylus work and alcohol. Pairs are torn and printed in sequence as near-diptychs.
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