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| Why I Make Prints |
Let me count the ways. First of all, I love making the metal plates that become an etching. Creating the image and then making the plate and “re-working” the plate to achieve my desired effect brings me great joy even though it is hard work and time consuming. Secondly, unlike paintings or drawings, I can have my image in many collections, galleries or collectors homes at the same time. Thirdly, I can project my ideas, thoughts, and fantasies to others. There are times when a collector is purchasing a piece of mine and they start telling me what it says to them…I get pleasure from that…even if it’s not always what I intended. There are times when I over-hear someone who is viewing one of my pieces and they are not aware that I am the artist; they will start telling another person what the artist meant to say. That is usually great fun. Fourthly, I can generate income for non-profit organizations through my donations of my work.
Finally, I guess I don’t want to die. What do I mean by that? A good friend and mentor, Professor Marion Austin Epting, formerly of California State University, Chico; was once asked by a student, why are we artists and then he explained that “we are artists because we don’t want to die; we artists want to live on through our work."
Michael Halldorson |
| The Making of a Michael Halldorson Print |
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