Monoprint Series 1 (Suminagashi)

This series presents selected black-and-white Suminagashi works focused on process, form, and material behavior. Each print captures a moment within a fluid system as structure begins to break down. The works are edited from a larger body of experiments, with selection emphasizing clarity of form over technical refinement.

The work is limited to black and white to remove color as a variable and focus on form and movement. Rather than refining traditional Suminagashi patterns, the process pushes the technique through controlled disruption. Traditional methods—floating ink on water and manipulating it through blowing, stylus work, paper placement, and water movement—are combined with techniques borrowed from Western paper marbling, including linseed oil and "throwing stones" (flicking ink or paint onto the water). The resulting prints record how form persists under disruption rather than resolving into decorative pattern.