MONOTHON
“MONOTHON” is an annual fundraising event at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Connecticut.  For the week of MONOTHON, tons of artists make as many monoprints as possible.  Artists sign up for 5 hour sessions and there is a master printer, along with a press assistant, for every two artsts participating in the MONOTHON.   I had the pleasure of serving as a master printer for 2 sessions on November 5th. and 6th.  At the end of each session, the CCP’s full time master printer selects one print from each artist for their auction on November 21st.  It was so interesting to try and anticipate which print would be chosen, and why, especially after hav

A Quick Stroll through Chelsea
I took my annual September stroll through the Chelsea galleries two weekends ago. An artist friend of mine, Vicki Terry, was in town and we decided to try and hit as many of the galleries as possible before visual fatigue set in. I must confess, I can only handle a couple of blocks of galleries before my brain starts to blur everything together. Okay so now onto the shows that made an impression. Our first stop of the day was to D’Amelio Terras to view Joanne Greenbaum’s exhibit, Hollywood Squares. This exhibit was one I had earmarked – Joanne is a well-respected New York painter and a casual friend of mine. I had viewed her ink drawings before – they are visually

Report on IMPACT 6, Bristol, UK September 2009
IMPACT 6 Multidisciplinary Printmaking Conference, Bristol, UK Laura Berman and Jill Fitterer, Garden Installation, UWE, Bristol, UK In September, I had the opportunity and support to travel to IMPACT 6, held in Bristol, UK.  The conference was hosted by the Centre for Fine Print Research and the Faculty of Creative Arts, at the University of the West of England. Over

comPRESS
At the end of summer, I was asked to curate a printmaking exhibition at the Arts at Mark’s Garage, a downtown hot spot most gallery seekers start at each First Friday of the month in Honolulu.   The exhibition will follow a show called Slow News, co-curated locally and by a team from New York and comprised of international artists that created pieces about news (late-breaking issues or those that have been brewing for some time, world-wide o personal topics).  These artists sent scro

Final Product
After my last post related to personal progress on my Father Damien print, I thought I’d post what the final, hand-rendered print looked like (above), in relation to my computer-and-hand-drawn sketch (see post below). Information on my process and my artist’s statement for this piece follow. Process I created my line work layer first, drawing the main figures by hand while using images of Father Damien, children reaching upward, & clothing from Damien’s