"The Tipping Point"

Collagraph monoprint, 8 x 22 1/8". I made this print at the beginning of May, 2010. I came up with the idea for this print as I was finishing a couple of others using these plates. I looked at this piece of paper, which I had already torn to this size, and I decided I wanted to create a composition that played around with the ideas of gravity and movement. I used these two plates to give the impression of movement from right to left; the empty space on the left side gives me the feeling of future potential movement in that direction. I decided, however, to place the gear-shaped plate in such a place where you might think it's actually rolling into the circular depression on the right. I love playing with potential and with multiple possibilities, and this turned out to be one of my favorite prints. It is now hanging in the home of two long-time friends.