Felicia Touhey
Prints & Encaustics
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    • Garden Flowers
    • Alignments
  • Collage
  • Green Space Gallery
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Materials, process, and manipulation.
These three elements are the foundation of my work as a printmaker and encaustic painter.  The rich black lines, textures and tactile responses of the printmaking process have inspired me since I first discovered printmaking in college.  I found that I could experiment, playing with the materials and challenging myself in ways that other art mediums did not offer me.
 
I approach both printmaking and encaustics in a similar manner.  Imagery is created through the development of many layers in an additive and subtractive way.  I find the possibilities for both mediums are endless.  I love the often-unexpected outcomes in each and working them into the final image.

​My collage work is a natural outgrowth of my printmaking. When creating a collage I cut prints apart and then put them back together in a whole new way. I look at the shapes, colors and space while deconstructing an image. Creating the collage then becomes and additive process of reconstruction.
 
I am inspired by nature – its organic lines, shapes, forms and movements.  Atmospheric changes in color and light and the resulting patterns and shadows they create are a rich source of subject matter for me. 


All images copyright © Felicia Touhey 2021
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