Preface

Alchemy of Printmaking

Jack Duganne

The beauty, romance, and passion of the printmaker is best revealed in this Wikipedia description of printmaking:

Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing...Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting...Printmaking is not chosen only for its ability to produce multiple impressions, but rather for the unique qualities that each of the printmaking processes lends itself to.

Many people had a hand in directing my path in photographic silk screening. I abandoned premed and 12 years as a medical technologist after an amazing dream I had which centered on a painting of blood ...

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