Untitled 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches the transparent apparition in the

the transparent apparition in the foreground appears to possess an all-seeing power that must be met on its own terms

I have been making prints about my own family and using images of members of my family

Many colors and stages later

fredwessel

For many years

Untitled 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches the transparent apparition in theRon Rumford sees his prints as maps or tracings of abstract journeys. They can be metaphors for real, physical travels, or completely imagined. He likes the tension that develops between the line and the shapes the line makes. The irregular shapes of the printing plates further imply that time and space are distorted and are never what we think they are. He does not want to prescribe how the prints should be viewed. His best hope is that the viewer