Brooke Lambert
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In my prints, I create a world of light within water. I have a real love for the textures and shapes of fishing ropes, sea shells, and netting that wash up on the beach. I think a lot about light and darkness when making these prints: Light reflecting on water, light in the cracks and crevices between darker areas in tidepools or on the ocean floor. The ocean is always changing in color and intensity and is never still. Even on the darkest days, the sea has light, a light that, for me, represents hope.
My prints are primarily collagraphs because I am drawn to the sculptural qualities and rich range of color I can achieve in this way of working. I collect materials that I then use to build a low-relief plate which serves as a matrix for my printing process. I think of my plates as sculptures in their own right. I ink my plates and put them through the press covered with 100% cotton rag paper. The enormous pressure from the drum of the press bed pushes the materials from the plate into the paper, leaving an embossed print. Afterwards, painting the prints gives me the option to vary my images with changes in color, value, and texture.
My prints are primarily collagraphs because I am drawn to the sculptural qualities and rich range of color I can achieve in this way of working. I collect materials that I then use to build a low-relief plate which serves as a matrix for my printing process. I think of my plates as sculptures in their own right. I ink my plates and put them through the press covered with 100% cotton rag paper. The enormous pressure from the drum of the press bed pushes the materials from the plate into the paper, leaving an embossed print. Afterwards, painting the prints gives me the option to vary my images with changes in color, value, and texture.
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