Carol Black-Addyman

My first response to life has always been expressed as a need to make art. As a child, I filled sketchbooks with drawings of the things I loved, primarily birds and animals. Later, I was drawn to geometric pattern and design, to the intricacy of repeated line and form. Today, printmaking allows me to combine my lifelong love of the natural world with a deep fascination for pattern, form, and line. From my very first linocut, I was captivated by the magical alchemy of the ordinary substances of linoleum, ink, and paper. My early discipline of extensive drawing has stood me in good stead as a printmaker, as the initial design is essential in relief printing. The rural neighborhood surrounding my home in Auburn, California, is rich with subjects for my prints: owl feathers, daffodils, and oak leaves, an endless supply of inspiration. It is my hope that viewers of my work will share my sense of wonder at the infinite variety of inspired design that surrounds us.