I have always been fascinated how society has historically built beautiful and interesting architecture to fill the needs of people and their everyday lives. Through my line etchings I'm structurally creating images by building up layers of crosshatching, creating tone. My work has the feeling and textures of other printmaking methods, such as aquatint. Using a sewing needle and working on copper plates I get the desired fine lines and details I like. I enjoy people revisiting my etchings and seeing something different each time. Etchings that are approximately 2” x 2” can take up to 20 hours to create – the largest pieces, such as City Escape, take over 200 hours. I ink and hand pull my own etchings.