Getting a grip on cyanotype printing techniques which aligns closely with photography has been challenging. My main goal this year was to explore the marriage of silk screen print and cyanotype. Thanks to resources at Art Gym Denver I was awarded the Porter Scholarship which allowed me to fully emerge myself in this creative quest. I process cyanotypes at my home studio using UV lights and sometimes sun exposures. The latest screen prints I’ve created were processed at Art Gym due to the ability to use exposure unit, and supplies. I often process screens there then take my screens home to print at my home studio.

Throughout my creative process this year, I’ve discovered elements in my style I’ve grown to embrace. The presence of natural inconsistencies accruing throughout both print processes compliment the commercial fishing subject matter. My commercial fishing narrative highlights the grit, psychological challenges, and discipline require to embark on a journey that leads to freedom. I found myself exploring this conversation while simultaneously expressing advocacy for popular industry brands, and the human consumption of wild caught alaskan salmon as opposed to imported or farm raised salmon.

This body of work is dominated by blue hues of cyanotype with intentional interruptions of silk screen print overlays and rare inputs of oil pastel due to limited access to larger silk screen sizes. In a show at Niza Knoll Gallery June 7th, 2025 you can view select works on display accompanied with 3 original film photos to compliment this body of work inspired by my commercial fishing experience in Kodaik, AK.

In the summer of 2024 I spent 4 months working seasonally as a deckhand on a commercial salmon fishing vessel in Kodiak, Alaska. These are some of the prints I created while out at sea.

2022 - May 2024