Description:
Lino-cut reduction print
Artist:
Connie Mueller
Location:
Vault, 248 Strand Hall, OSU Corvallis, OR.
Dimensions:
18” x 12”
Awards:
2018 Reese Lamb and Paul Lamb Memorial Art About Agriculture purchase award, sponsored by the Lamb Foundation and the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Artist Statement:
"Over the past twelve years I have learned a great deal about the art of lino-cut reduction printmaking. I love the process, the surprises that come with the overlay of many colors, and the depth that is possible in some of the images that I choose to print.
"When I start to put together a new print I have a mental image of what I want to achieve, but I also try to let the progression of the cuts and inkings determine each new step. If I am not happy with the progress and look of a piece I am working on I will scrap it and start over, even if the print is finished. In the past few years we have taken several road trips, including one to eastern Oregon and another down the coast through the redwoods. A lot of my new prints were inspired by photos I took on those drives. Wherever we go, I look for possible image ideas and take a lot of photos to use in new ideas for printing. After I select an image to use I draw the composition on paper before transferring the drawing to the linoleum block using carbon paper and tracing on the original drawing. The drawing on the block is then finalized with indelible ink. This allows the indelible image to not be lost in the process of multiple inkings and cleanings. I usually begin an edition with fifteen prints, and a print may have fourteen to twenty-four different colors. So, to finish an edition of prints may require 210 to 360 separate inking and printing steps.
"I will continue to work from images of Oregon, and I hope to be able to gather images from other states and regions. I am constantly thankful for the time and encouragement that is given me to work in this medium.”
Connie Mueller, 2013
Year:
2018