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in spring of 2026, i took a printmaking class for an art credit. i have since fallen in love with the variation of printmaking that comes without sacrificing reprintability. though the class explored many methods like collagraphs, relief prints, monotypes, and solar plates, i gravitated towards dry point prints. i was fascinated with the accessibility and intuitiveness of it, and decided to pursue it at home, even past the class' end date. intaglio printing is one of my favorite ways to make art now, and i enjoy learning different processes in printmaking. i am more than happy to answer any questions about any printmaking methods, as i find it really intriguing!



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how they will always see me - red

dry point with red mulberry paper for chine collé, black akua ink, and crimson red akua ink stamped on via rubber stamps.



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how they will always see me - blue

dry point with blue mulberry paper for chine collé, black akua ink, and phthalo blue akua ink stamped on via rubber stamps.



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frustration

dry point print carved with a nail and pressed with the back of a metal spoon



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music

made from a solar plate, which was tricky to exposed correctly. printed with black akua ink.



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i want to keep my life

my first ever at-home print using a sheet of plastic from a blueberry container, etched with a nail.



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turbo

dry point, printed with akua black ink



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shoreline iii

the ghost print of shoreline ii.



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shoreline ii

after wiping the parts of the plate clean, i used a toothbrush to apply phthalo blue akua ink alongside black akua ink.



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shoreline

collagraph using tissue paper, textured paper, grit, yarn, and sewing thread, printed in ultramarine purple akua ink.



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collagraph iii

a ghost print of collagraph ii.



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collagraph ii

rolled a brayer of yellow akua ink after its initial press.



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collagraph

collagraph printed in prussian blue akua ink, made from a variety of materials like tinfoil, tissue paper, yarn, fabric, textured paper, tangerine netting, and that rigid paper confetti. maybe one day i'll upload the plates for these.



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library

additive monotype. this was based on julia brown's song "library", which is an all time favorite of mine. printed using blue, red, and yellow akua ink.



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unnerving cat

monotype using black akua ink, using a photo as a reference. it wasn't supposed to turn out this scary, the cat in the photo looked rather content but since i'm not great at drawing and especially bad at monotypes, it looks like this cat has seen the horrors beyond this realm.



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radio frequencies

first ever monotype and print, i didn't know what i was doing and had no direction other than to just go for it. printed using black akua ink.