Delighted to show with these Fine Art Print Artists! Quartermaster Press and invited guests at the Hardware Store Restaurant on Vashon Island Nov 5-30, 2021.
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Valerie Willson, QMP 25
Max Beckmann wrote "Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement: for transfiguration, not for the sake of play. It is the quest of our self that drives us along the eternal and never-ending journey we must all make." Valerie Willson's quest brought her and a very large etching bed press to Vashon Island in 1993 where she founded Quartermaster Press and has shared her excitement for print process ever since. Her journey has also led her to explore other media as well, including: pastel, paint, en caustic and most recently photography. ValerieWillson.com For the Quartermaster Press 25 year retrospective exhibit at Vashon Center for the Arts Koch Gallery, April 6 - May 25, Valerie Willson has chosen to display etchings created in the period that the press itself was made and when she was exploring everything that multiple copper plate etching might yield. This is Nasturtiums a three copperplate etching with Intaglio and aquatint, 19 3/4 x 14 3/4
RUST and an Etching Workshop
Chiron and Jason My plates are RUSTING. The Cor-Ten Steel seems to be shedding rust in large flakes. That might be interesting? I intend to find out tomorrow when I will place two of the plates on dampened Rives heavy weight paper and hope for remarkable rust! I will post the results. Over the weekend, while rust was happening, I participated in an inspiring workshop with Valerie Willson and eight others. Three days learning process, making and modifying etchings on zinc plates at the new Vashon Island print studio of Quartermaster Press with Valerie, was exhilarating! Here is a Facebook link with descriptions and some photos. Quartermaster Press Above and below are the results of my own efforts. I look forward to Valerie’s followup Etching workshop. Argos Etchings, Prints and Plates