The Last Layer: New methods in digital printing for photography, fine art, and mixed media

Artist Statement

Throughout my career I’ve pursued new techniques and technologies, not for their own sake but to further my art. This ongoing push to grow and expand means that once I’ve produced a body of work with one particular technique, I rarely go back and revisit it unless I can transform it into something new and unique.

Most of my work involves layers, both digital and physical, either placed directly on a surface or moved from one surface to another. This depth and richness comes from piling on too much, and then subtracting until I reach my goal. I used to joke with my sons that if they just chipped away all the excess stone from a rock, they’d find a sculpture inside—that’s pretty close to how I work. My biggest challenge is that ...