"I feel so fortunate to have been selected to participate in the 30/30 Print Project, and to have worked with Sumru Tekin. I am a painter, by trade, and in the past have been somewhat intimidated by the printmaking process. My work tends to be very process oriented, messy, and driven by intuition. Because of that, I sort of felt like printmaking wouldn't be a good fit for me, but the process I learned from Sumru for this project—drypoint etching with carborundum on Plexiglas plates—lent itself well to my way of working as an artist, and by the end of my third session with Sumru, I felt like I had found my groove within the process, and was able to express myself with some degree of satisfaction. I hope to incorporate this newly learned technique into my studio practice. Thank you for this opportunity!"

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