Summer's Steeping

a proof of an etching I am currently working on!

My artwork has been recently featured in RADAR POETRY, click on the links to view!

http://www.radarpoetry.com/signs-and-symptoms-may-include-delusions
http://www.radarpoetry.com/chasing-frogs

Cyanotypes

Lately I have been experimenting with alternative processes in photography.
Here are some of my latest cyanotypes.

Enjoy!

Spire - Intaglio Print release

On a backpack trip in Utah's Canyonlands National Park, I was captivated by the red and golden hues of the geoligical formations there. Here is a sample of my observations.

Spire - intaglio print with chine colle
Inspired by the rock formations of Utah's Canyonlands National Park

Salt Print Tests

Here are some samples of my latest Salt Prints - They are printed using printmaking papers coated in a salt solution, and then activated with Silver. The prints are exposed with UV light or sunlight.

Eric gathering Snow Melt

Liriodendron

seeds of the Tulip Tree ( Liriodendron ) are blown away

plate

proof of the plate

Check back soon!

FOLKTALES & LEGENDS An Exhibition Without Borders

FOLKTALES & LEGENDS
An Exhibition Without Borders

I am excited to have my etching "Village Music" included in FOLKTALES & LEGENDS: An Exhibition Without Borders, which opens this spring at the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  

Over the last few years, I have been inspired by my family's connection to former Czechoslovakia. I am Czech & Slovak - of both nations.  Czechoslovakia has not existed since Slovakia became its own nation in 1993. Even though these places have different languages, cultures, and identities, they are forever in my life intertwined.

On a bicycle tour through Eastern Slovakia, I fell in love with the flora, and the wooden architecture.
I was amazed by the loudspeakers, which from times before were made to announce news and events.
During our bike ride, polkas emerged from the speakers.

Village Music - hand-colored intaglio print 

oaky preview

some snapshots of my latest proof!