Cairn 2 “slant”
Cairn 55 “stripes”
221 Stones
221 Stones is a collection of intaglio monoprints. Each etched stone represents one reported death at the Japanese American incarceration site at Poston, Arizona where the artist’s paternal grandmother’s family was forcibly relocated from their California home in 1942.
The shaped etching plates have been printed as stacked cairns which often mark memorials or as abstract collections mirroring the inclination to impose order on the natural world. Printing plates range in size from 1” to 11” and are each shaped by hand using a jeweler’s saw. A rosin aqautint is applied before plates are etched using a resist applied with a marbling technique.
The prints shown here were created while in residence at Virginia Center for Contemporary Arts (VCCA) in Amherst Virginia in December 2024. Photographs shown here were taken while in residence—higher resolution photographs are available on request as are studio visits in Providence to view prints in person. Prints will be signed 1/1 in the lower left corner, titled in the center and signed on the right with a small chopmark. Prints are 22” x 30” on Rives BFK 250gsm White stock.
Catalog of all prints available upon request.
detail, Cairn 61