In an ongoing process, some of my monoprints are done using prints inherited from my father.  These prints from George Barrie’s catalogue from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair provide a substrate (the underlying paper layer) and an opportunity for me to respond to the line, color, shape, rhythm, gesture, content, or mood of the 1893 original print. I begin with immediate complexity and then add my own layering of ink, color and design. You will see that I have begun to leave the original, weathered paper frame as part of the entire image.