Photopolymer printmaking is an experimental printmaking approach involving a photosensitive matrix (plate) exposed to a transparent negative. The plate is etched using Sodium Carbonate and can then be inked and printed. There are generally two kinds of photopolymer plates: one is self-assembled using photopolymer film and PETG plastic plates and the other is commercially pre-prepared plates made of specialty photopolymer gel mounted to a thin piece of steel. I have used both in this selection of prints and have included examples of the plates at the bottom of this page.

 

The running motif in this collection is a handful of photographs of crab traps on my family's dock on the Rappahannock River in Deltaville, Virginia. You can read more about the background of these images and the other projects they inspired here.