SNOWY SILENCE original hand printed zinc plate aquatint etching on handmade paper. Image depicts a scene along one of the many hiking trails in Western Pennsylvania's Cook Forest State Park. purple ink on gray handmade paper which I made from cotton linter and recycled papers. Plate size is approximately 4.5 by 6 inches sheet size is 9.5 by 12 inches, print is signed in pencil. Print is unframed and unmatted. I am a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and have taught printmaking and papermaking at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts for over 25 years. I've also taught at Seton Hill University, Carnegie Mellon University pre-college program, Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, and have lectured and given demonstrations at museums,schools, and arts groups throughout Western Pennsylvania. I've exhibited widely throughout Pennsylvania, and my work has also been in national shows in New York City, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Illinois, and Nebraska.