This is the beginning of a series depicting man vs. nature, the continuous struggle that has been the subject of stories, worship, industrial progresses...

it seems to have been humanities desire to conquer and command nature rather than working with and within the delicate system that already exists.
I believe this is changing, and has been for many years as humanity becomes increasingly aware of the environmental and biological impact our actions have taken. We can see the change in the push for "green" design and other developing technologies and beliefs.

"Bullfight Lost"

A bullfighter from Granada, Spain. Post Corrida.

Etching, Spitbite on Copper
2004


"Wounded Bull"

3 color Lithograph
2004

as it comes from above and below

this series is about to be made into an accordion-style fold-out book. it's about knowing where your home is, not necessarily your physical home. It's about that moment when nothing makes sense and you lose your ground. it's about shifting, unexpectedly.

etching, charcoal, and monotype on rives.
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Small Print Show 2008!

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
4642 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

presents:
19th Annual International Small Print Show and Holiday Open House
Grand Opening party Weekend: Saturday, December 6 & Sunday, December 7, 2008, 11am -7pm

Preview the exhibition:
November 22 and 29, 12-5pm

Extended Gallery Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, December 9 - 21, 12-5pm daily

continued...the Endangered Species Project

this is the Wild Horse, also called "Equus Ferus." Extinct in the wild predominantly due to habitat loss and shooting to keep the horses from breeding with tamed mares.

Equid Specialist Group 1996. Equus ferus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 29 September 2008.

continued...the Endangered Species Project

this is the "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" also called "Partula Suturalis"
Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula suturalis. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 29 September 2008.

This is a series of 4 monotype & photo silkscreens printed in 2002 entitled "Chicago Protest" depicting the 2000 protest against standardized testing in the Chicago Public schools led by the Organized Students of Chicago . Two of the four recently sold for $500.

Images from the Endangered Species Project

...now being shown at the Marwen Gallery Artfair from November 7- November 10.
These are handprinted woodblock monotypes depicting the "Red Tailed Shark," or "Epalzeorhynchos Bicolor." The Red Tailed Shark is native to Thailand and has most likely become extinct in the wild due to habitat modification.

Kottelat, M. 1996. Epalzeorhynchos bicolor. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 29 September 2008.

Current Project, started Summer 2008: Endangered Species

I am currently working on a series of prints depicting living things, coming from different regions of the world, that have become extinct in the wild due to multiple factors. NOTE: those that exist do so only due to human influence.
My goal is to sell these at $50 and donate the majority of the proceeds to the IUCN in an effort to promote their goal of protecting the planet and it's wildlife. These are images of some of the blocks. This is the "Wild Horse," and above the "Red Tailed Shark."