Artists: Margaret Van Patten

Margaret van Patten is a printmaker who combines various intaglio techniques to create uniquely personal prints. Her technique includes drypoint, etching, and aquatint and mezzotint. For this show she introduces pencil drawing into her artwork. Making prints is very much a process oriented art form for her, and she uses this to her advantage by working directly on the surface of the plate and letting each mark respond to the previous mark. She then applies addition lines and colors to the pulled print. She uses a wealth of diverse symbolism and metaphors. This results in multiple layers of meaning and richness.