1967 - The Last Umbrella Engraving, for me, is a slow process. I love the detail, and the distinct, smart line an artist can make. I started the plate when I was a graduate student in San Jose. The cat-like image is based on an old cat we had named Tristan. Months later I resumed the engraving in Seattle. Then I added a zinc plate for the upturned umbrella and the pictures of trees. With etching, I used aquatint and in the last states, and relief "rainbow rolling" (as it is called by printmakers) and a metal stencil. I think now--writing about it 33 years later--it’s an autobiographical image. Oh, the stories it tells me now! The copper and zinc plates were made by engraving, aquatint, relief and that stencil. The original image is 12" X 18" on 16 3/4" X 23" Rives BFK.

The Absent Professor left this article he wrote for you to read:

What Did You Learn in School Today?
A Professor Inventing His Next University

To learn digital game-based learning project design and development, I needed to start a school, a digital game-based learning example that teaches people how digital mediums fit in artists’ studios. The personal e-folio shows how I study multimedia arts.

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Trivia question A: What's the difference between engraving and etching?

1. There is no difference, technically, because they're printed the same way.

2. Engraving requires a burin, and etching requires a baren.

3. Etched plates are eaten with acid, and engraved plates are hand cut.