'Step' - Printing Footsteps

Worn boots are actually flat linoleum surfaces to printmakers, and so I took lino tools to my old boots.





Walking around the city, I left a map of my favourite walking trails step by step.

Usually disappearing as quickly as they are printed, my footprints will last a little longer than most.


My footprints reveal both my neighbourhood and my walking pattern, and only the part of the boot that gets enough pressure will print. The rest of the image is hidden on my boot itself, and only I can read the whole story.













Lotus fold books reveal the steps as you page through. The books and the boots are stored in handmade boxes, but the boots aren't quite retired yet!

'Wind Factory'

'Wind Factory' silkscreen
Wherever the wind blows, we follow it with industry.

'Vantage' and 'Nautilus'

'Vantage' silkscreen and intaglio on translucent Japanese paper


'Nautilus' silkscreen on Japanese paper

'Coop City'

'Coop City'
Standing skyscrapers have to ability to walk to prime real estate. These chicken skyscrapers were inspired by the folklore tale of Baba Yaga's house with chicken feet.

'Rib City'

'Rib City' intaglio
Japanese paper skyscrapers fill the ribcage in lieu of organs.

'Automaton'

'Automaton' lithograph and silkscreen
Cogs and pistons fill the void left in the chest.

'Archive'

'Archive' lithograph and silkscreen
Categories of memory are held in different archive buildings within the mind.