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InterviewI will admit, I know very little about Printmaking... Can you tell me what it is?It is an art technique that takes an original artwork and creates multiples of it. Of all the ways to express yourself artistically, why did you choose printmaking?Printmaking was something that I had no conception of until I got to the U of A. Even when I was looking into Fine Arts in high school, I really didn’t fully understand it. It wasn’t until I started doing it, that I knew it was something I wanted to do. We are also lucky at the U of A, we have some of the best facilities available. I thought I had better take advantage of that. What is it about printmaking specifically that you enjoy?I think the part I enjoy most is there is so much to learn, and now I see so many possibilities in it. Many people do not recognize printmaking as an art technique, as much as something like drawing or painting. You can use so many of its techniques to create things you couldn’t in other methods. Is it true that once you have created an edition for a specific print, you have to destroy the original?Yeah, it can be heartbreaking because so much work has gone into that surface. At the same time though, you need to keep in mind that you are working to make this edition of prints, and it is not about the surface. Most of the time, they destroy the plate so that no one can reproduce the artist’s original work. In general, how does a printmaker continue after school?Unless you’re fortunate enough to set up your own home studio, which I’m not sure would be possible considering the cost of this equipment, you need to rely on places like SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists) or the schools. Students can also apply for a residency in Canadian or international schools; Japan is really big into printmaking. |
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