"Heroes Before Us" Print and Sculpture Exhibition
In October of 2012 Tim Timmerman, director of the Minthorne Gallery at George Fox University , invited me to exhibit my work. What a wonderful opportunity! I've been thinking and making art for this exhibit ever since. I was at that time working on "Journey" as theme and rust as medium and the work made for this exhibition continues my exploration of the hero's journey in Monotype Print, Rust Print and Sculpture in steel and wood. The circle is a reoccurring element in many of these new images. It is for me symbolic of the hero's quest for balance in his exploration of the creative, spiritual and cultural impulses of humankind. Nine of these rust images were made by using an open steel plate and acetate stencils; a variation on the water-jet cut steel plates I typically print from. The image at left, "Kentro" (The Center), is a Rust Print, 30 x 30 in. The image below, "Kore" is a Rust Print, 30 x 30 in. I am inspired by the...