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       Method Statement

My process for making monotypes usually begins by rolling up a plexi plate with a solid layer of etching ink. I remove the ink with rags and tools, pulling the lights out of the dark ground to create the image. I work back and forth, subtracting and selectively adding in details and tones until I am satisfied with the image. The finished print is often made in just one pass through the etching press onto dampened paper. I use many variations on this basic subtractive (or reductive) method and sometimes build an image by layering. I have recently been making viscosity monotypes using the Akua-Kolor water based monotype and intaglio inks.

       About the Artist

Anita Hunt was born and grew up in Ohio. She studied art at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has been an active printmaker for more than 25 years. Her work is frequently shown in curated exhibitions at regional museums, university art galleries and art centers in New England. Recent juried exhibits include: New Prints 2007/Winter at the International Print Center New York, La Biennale d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, Canada (2007), The Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition (2005), The Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial (2005, 2003), Parkside National Small Print Exhibition (2007, 2006, 1995), BIMPE International Print Exhibition (2006), Delta National Small Prints Exhibit (2004), International Miniature Print Biennial at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (2005) and The Minnesota National Print Biennial (2004), among others. Anita is a member of the Boston Printmakers and the Past President and an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Monotype Guild of New England. Her work is held in many private collections and in the permanent collections of the Portland Museum of Art, Smith College Museum of Art, Arkansas State University, the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and the Boston Public Library Print Collection. She teaches workshops and is currently affiliated with Zea Mays Printmaking, a studio facility dedicated to safer, non-toxic and innovative printmaking methods. She lives and works in western Massachusetts.

       Contact Information

E-mail:      batworthy@yahoo.com
Website:   www.anitahunt.com