I fell in love with monotype printmaking in 1996. Monotype reflects my world view. When I travel, I don’t like having a strict agenda. I am happier to see where my feet take me. At my studio, I like to explore color and texture. As interesting things present themselves, I follow their lead.
Often, my prints live in my To Be Continued folder, where they germinate until I have the right combination of colors and textures to layer on top of them. I live for the moment when discordant elements come together to make something unpredictable and beautiful. That’s what excites me about monotype.
Life is a layering of experiences, be they planned, spontaneous, embarrassing, proud, painful or sublime. Without that layering, there’s no depth. There’s great hope in accepting the difficult stages in life (or the life of a print), placing faith in the process that everything will turn out okay in the end.
*All of the images on this site are copyrighted by Ruth I. Hesse. All rights to these images belong to me. They are not to be reproduced in any form without my express permission.
Ruth Hesse Monotype Prints*