Silver Threads Twilight

Photopolymer photogravure is a contemporary version of the traditional intaglio printing method once used by artists like Stieglitz and Steichen. Rather than working with copper plates and acid, I use photosensitive polymer plates that are exposed with UV light and developed in water -a safer, more sustainable approach. Original works on paper (ink or graphite) are scanned or photographed, then printed directly onto these plates. Once exposed and developed, they’re run through an etching press by hand, producing richly tactile prints with the depth and texture of traditional gravure. In some of my newer works, I skip the plate-making altogether - using scanned drawings to generate digital code for real time rendering, manipulating the image in virtual time and space, and then printing it again. The final surface is reworked by hand with analog materials—raw pigment, wax, thread, ink, etc... Bringing it full circle back into the analog.