I took up etching the summer of 2018 to create images for a few short stories I had written, but almost immediately, the etchings took on a life of their own. When asked, “Where do you get your ideas?”, in can only shrug, and say, “Everywhere”. Some of my pieces are observational, some political, more than a few are cathartic, and many are fantasies floating in daydreams. A fair amount has a slightly dark tint—in part from my taste in writing, ranging from twilight zone-ish to horror—in part because I’m 75, and have seen a few darker corners.

The bonus from taking up etching is I’ve come full circle—I now sculpt the surface of zinc plates where once I sculpted in welded steel. Etchings are also a lot easier on my back than my early sculptures.