Monotype

• I apply ink or paint to a Plexiglas plate using a brayer (roller) or brush.
• Once I am happy with my image I use an etching press which has a large roller that squeezes the ink from the plate to the paper.

Collagraph

• I use masonite or cardboard for a plate.
• Then I build up the surface using found objects, cardboard, and acrylic mediums.
• The next step is to ink the plate, lay the paper on the plate facedown then run it through the press.

Lino-cut

• Using a linoleum plate I carve my image in reverse into the linoleum.
• After inking the plate, lay the paper face down on the plate.
• Using a wooden spoon I rub the back of the paper until enough ink is transferred from the plate to the paper.

Drypoint

• Using a copper plate, the image is scratched into the plate with a scribe (sharp tool). This creates a burr of metal thrown up by the point of the tool that traps ink.
• Next I ink the plate and run it through the press.
• Then paint over the oil based ink with acrylic paint, press again.
• Repeat inking and painting process.