I just had the true privilege of working for a week at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown with Tony Kirk, a Master Printer who has done editions with artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Mary Frank and Donald Sultan. He used only non-toxic materials and worked with six experienced printers to teach his methods and to assist us in producing multiple plates and prints. In an ironic repudiation of the theme of environmental friendliness, I did a series of plates based on viruses (swine flu, SARS, etc.) that I can use all winter. No-one will ever believe the prints are mine, lacking as they do the ubiquitous ink thumbprints that are my signature.
