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Any use of pigmented polymers to produce an image.

A print that can be identical or slightly different from the edition and is usually retained by the artist. Artist Proofs generally number about 10% over the quantity of impressions in the edition.

A process that usually requires a three dimensional alteration of a picture surface. It could be build on top of the surface as in piano strings strung across or cut into the surface like a niche.

A collage process in printmaking where the collaged element is adhered at the time of printing. The result is that it gets sandwiched between the backing paper and the layer of ink.

A collage process in printmaking where the collaged element is adhered at the time of printing. The result is that it gets sandwiched between the backing paper and the layer of ink.

An applied process where paper or some other material is adhered on top of another surface.

Any image that is derived from an inkjet printer. In my art it can be an entire background or just a simple collaged element.

A direct mark made with a simple graphic tool like a pencil, chalk, crayon, sometimes a brush. It can be as complex as a complete composition or as simple as written letters on the surface.

Also called “limited edition” refers to a group of identical artworks that are derived from the same matrix. Each work is an original and usually bears a number in the form of a fraction.