I love looking through an arch at its floor and ceiling, and at the scene it frames for me. Mesa Arch has been highly photographed, but I wanted to see how I, a printmaker, could depict the light and space of the scene. Inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock prints, I chose to carve and print from shina plywood, using western printmaking technique (reduction printing), oil-based ink, and a press. In trying to achieve the layers of space from far to near, and the reflected light that bounces around the arch, I printed 8 layers of color.
I love looking through an arch at its floor and ceiling, and at the scene it frames for me. Mesa Arch has been highly photographed, but I wanted to see how I, a printmaker, could depict the light and space of the scene. Inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock prints, I chose to carve and print from shina plywood, using western printmaking technique (reduction printing), oil-based ink, and a press. In trying to achieve the layers of space from far to near, and the reflected light that bounces around the arch, I printed 8 layers of color.