BLACKWATER FALLS original hand printed zinc plate aquatint etching on handmade paper. Image depicts a view along one of the many hiking trails I've walked on in Western Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands. Indigo ink on blue handmade paper which I made from cotton linter and recycled papers with natural inclusions. Plate size is approximately 4.5 by 6 inches sheet size is approximately 10 x 12 inches, print is signed in pencil. Print is unframed and unmatted. I am a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and have taught printmaking and papermaking at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts for over 25 years. I've also taught at Seton Hill University, Carnegie Mellon University pre-college program, Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, and have lectured and given demonstrations at museums,schools, and arts groups throughout Western Pennsylvania. I've exhibited widely throughout Pennsylvania, and my work has also been in national shows in Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Illinois, Indiana and Nebraska.