After a career as a graphic designer, I made printmaking the main focus of my time five years ago. Since then, I’ve been in numerous group and solo shows. The most recent, “Rare Wildflowers of Washington” was held at the University of Washington Botanical Gardens, and featured my prints of imperiled wildflowers. My work is regularly displayed at the Columbia City Gallery in Seattle, and I have prints for sale at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. I’m a board member of Seattle Print Arts and have been a member of two printmaking cooperatives in the Seattle area.

I’ve made two print series in recent years. The “Rare Washington Wildflower” prints depict imperiled flowers in the state. I make them to draw attention to these frail and beautiful plants. All the prints have an element of relief printing, either wood, clay, lino or cardboard. Some also have collagraph and/or drypoint layers beneath the relief, creating rich textural backgrounds. So far there are 17 prints in the series.

The “Women and Hair” prints are reduction woodcuts depicting the lengths women have gone to over time to adhere to societal expectations of beauty. There are five prints in the series.