ANN FORBUSH
www.apforbush.com


The Conversation, monotype collage, 22" x 30"

Up in Smoke, monotype collage, 16" x 16"

Formosa Espalier, monotype collage, 16" x 16"

I have always been fascinated by the "marks" that living things leave behind in the form of fossils, vessels, shadows and handwriting. These elements recur in my prints. Most recently, I've incorporated the idea of "marks" left by the spoken word: remembered conversations, quotes and personal admonitions. Often, my visual ideas spring from verbal sources that suggest a narrative without spelling out the whole story.

Through the use of delicate paper stencils and carved blocks, I have developed a cache of personal icons that take on new meanings depending on their context. Some of my stencils are easily recognized objects, while others are more ambiguous or metaphorical. The stencils can be re-used, but, only for a short time; this transient quality gives them a "life span" all their own.

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