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Throughout my life I have also drawn on paper, both as a preliminary to other work
and as a parallel activity, important in its own right. This two-dimensional work led me back to printmaking. It is now five years since I first experimented again with prints -- 5 years to the point
where I am now sufficiently confident in my grasp of the technology and sufficiently satisfied with the images themselves.
It is the land that has informed all of my work, in whatever medium. I have tried
to reflect it in my sculpture; I have tried to work with it -- and sometimes to heal it -- in my landscape design. With these images I am trying to express its strength and to explore an understanding of
the earth as an active living force, not as a passive stage for human activity. On one level, my images are modest pictures; on another, they are a heartfelt expression of the physical and spiritual
sustenance that the land bestows.
One thing that has excited me about returning to printmaking, is that few
people can afford my sculptures. The cost of casting in bronze makes it mandatory for me to charge a higher price than most would care to pay. A print, on the other hand, even one of high quality, can be
sold at a very reasonable price and I can share my work with many more people.
I hope you enjoy these images. My thanks for spending some time with my material. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if
you have any questions or suggestions.
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