It was so much fun having printmaker extraordinaire Dave Menard in the shop this week! While at WVU, Dave had a solo exhibition and gave a lecture in Bloch Hall. We made a two color acrylic plate intaglio print on the laser cutter, and we laser cut the same image into two blocks of linoleum!... Continue Reading →

It has been over two years since I’ve taken students up to Pittsburgh as these kinds of trips were a regular part of the curriculum in the past. So it felt so good to finally be able to bring students to my favorite comic shop, Copacetic Comics, and to Artists Image Resource. This year, I... Continue Reading →

It was truly a privilege to be a part of yesterday’s panel discussing MAUS, and the recent challenges of books that speak openly and honestly about first hand experiences with hate and violence. During this panel, I was able to talk about a topic that I often speak about when discussing the history of comics... Continue Reading →

So unbelievably excited (and nervous) to share that my interview with Hello Print Friend! Miranda Metcalf has created an important archive of print conversations with this podcast, and I am honored to be included. I am an avid listener and I use the podcast in my print curriculum. Thank you again Miranda for the invitation,... Continue Reading →

In relation with the upcoming opening of the PRINTWORK 2021 juried exhibition, Artists Image Resource advisor Asa Ana interviewed me for the "In Community and Company" podcast sponsored by Point Park University. This was a fantastic conversation about printmaking and its history as a means of information dissemination. I am really honored to be a... Continue Reading →

This week Morgan Price, Associate Professor of Art at Illinois State University, virtually visited my Advanced Printmaking class and gave a lecture to our students. A BIG thank you to Morgan Price for an engaging, honest, insightful and sincere lecture! Morgan dropped so many gems of advice and knowledge, I am very grateful we could... Continue Reading →

The Morgantown Billboard Project part TWO is up and running! Like last time, the idea is to appropriate space that is designated for commercial use, marketing, and messaging that tells us what to do. Most of these messages are succinct and to the point. They direct the reader to go online and make that medical... Continue Reading →

WVU printmaking alum Alexander Martin gave an absolutely amazing virtual lecture to my Advanced Printmaking students today! So many great insights into living an authentic life and allowing play to enter into one’s artistic practice. It was great to see some alum in the audience as well! Thank you Alex so much for taking the... Continue Reading →

I am very excited to share this spotlight of my work on the Reflections on Color and Printmaking page! Reflections on Color and Printmaking is a fantastic website archive of interviews organized by Laura Berman, a printmaker that I have a massive amount of respect for. A big thank you to Laura for your interest... Continue Reading →

I am so very excited to announce the return of our in-person Lost Arrow Master Printmaking Series in Memory of Joe Hestick! Emmy Lingscheit, Associate Professor of Printmaking at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign spent three days in the WVU printshop interacting with students and making work! Printing an edition of prints is the... Continue Reading →