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Artist Statement:
My decision to focus on
printmaking has a lot to do
with my upbringing in central
Nebraska, where I grew up on a
small farm. I spent most of my
time playing, fishing, and
working outdoors. I learned to
drive a tractor at age six and
began to pick up pipe, cut
grass, hoe beans – typical
farmboy work. I learned to
appreciate hard work and
working with my hands.
Printmaking allows me to
relive that experience—the
physical exertion of rubbing
and pulling a print by hand is
some of the most rewarding
work I do.
My upbringing taught me to
appreciate not just the
product of work, but the
process itself. At 18, I went
to work in a slaughterhouse in
Lexington, where I learned
plumbing, welding, electrical
and mechanical systems, and
honed my carpentry skills.
This craftsmanship—the ability
to appreciate both the result
of a hard day’s work and the
experience of the work
itself—translates to the
materials, tools and processes
of printmaking today.
This is especially true when I
cut my blocks for my prints.
Understanding how certain
woods will react to being
carved allows me to enhance
the visual experience, and at
the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Commissions:
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Collections for Andrew Christen:
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Keenan Wells, Chicago, IL, USA
AL Keefe, Chicago, IL, USA
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