“Inland Sea”
For my senior year of college, I attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I lived in a new dorm which extended over the edge of …
Dayfall
The lines indicating the upper clouds were influenced by the depiction of clouds in some Ukiyoe woodblock prints. Actual SIze: 14″ x 20″ …
Dayspring
Spring of 2018 has been particularly gray so I had to brighten the days up a bit. Now where are those sunglasses? Actual SIze: 14″ x 20″ …
Fragile
The image, “Fragile”, is my reaction to the chaos of our present administration. Our country feels broken. The world feels fragile. Actual …
Flaky Cardinals
Several years ago, I did a small woodcut called “Stacked Cards”. As soon as it was finished, I wished I had made …
Hanten Hen
In October 2017, I demonstrated printing “Hanten Hen” at several walk-in sessions at Boston’s Museum of FIne Arts. Hanten is a short …
Kimono Hen
The second of the triptych is “Kimono Hen”. Paper: Yamaki Hosho Blocks: Eight Impressions on Shina Plywood Ink: Powdered Pigment and Sumi Ink …
Kabuki Hen
In 2017, I was asked to view Boston’s MFA exhibit, “Showdown: Kuniyoshi vs Kunisada”, create a work inspired by seeing the show, …
Finding Fuji
This print feels like me. A heavy paper produced the rich black I love. I experimented with modeling paste on Mt Fuji for …
Election Emotion
“Election Emotion” was made for a small woodcut exchange, conceived with the goal of helping some of us find our way after the 2016 …
Merry Marsh
Water flows into the pond and grasses part. Textures and patterns are everywhere … and the wind keeps changing it all . The marsh is such …
Heartbreak Mountain
The image may be rather abstract, but a lot of heart and thought went into this woodcut. Paper: Yamaguchi Hosho (my first successful attempt sizing …
Counting Cranes
One of my favorite Hokusai images is that of the cranes in his one-stroke-drawing manga. I designed Counting Cranes for printing demonstrations at Boston’s MFA during the Hokusai …