This is a very proud series for me because I re-did this idea over and over and over until I finally got it right.

To prove it, I have a pile of scrap wood with the same designs carved into them and a pile of artist proofs in my abandoned work file.

This series was inspired by one of my favorite beach spots, Camp Hero State Park in Montauk, New York. Waves are fierce. They crash into the elevated shoreline and erode the earth away. Crashing waves expose roots, rocks, and stone over time. I love to sit there observing, thinking about the geological evolution of the island.

These several works were created in a two step reductive process. Inking multiple colors with the brayer was inspired Hokusai. Who better when creating woodblock reduction prints of the ocean?! The first layer uses a blended brayer technique under the final deep blue layer.