The metal girls is an exploration of the many aspects of the self.  As life is complex, contradictory and not at all certain, the mirror that is art reflects back all of this.  In my art, as in life, I attempt to bring this altogether into a meaningful and satisfying whole.

In my effort to achieve this goal, I employ a method I call Perpetual Synthesis because there is a never ending need to combine and harmonize the wayward and conflicting.  In my art, I embrace this challenge by deliberately printing a linocut in a very loose and expressive manner in order release the energy and surprise of the primitive.  Then I reflect upon what I have discovered and bring to bear refining and intellectual elements that can bring clarity and balance. This could be in the additional ways I print it or in other materials and methods that I add.

As the self is much more varied than what is immediately apparent and our understanding only limited by our ability to observe, this series attempts to be exhaustive in its search for what can be revealed by using innumerable metals and treatments.

And finally, the metal girls is an art game that I play with myself.  This game has strict rules which require using the same contour drawing of the face, only employing printmaking methods and exploring the potential of multiple metals and finishes.

I feel success when the how says it all.