fretwork

Chinoiserie Bird Study by kelly heaton

“Chinoiserie Bird Study,” 2020. A series of three artist-made screen prints on canvas with acrylic, foil, and fretwork. 38” H x 23” wide (unframed - works will be custom framed by the artist).

I have been steadily developing my printmaking technique and chinoiserie aesthetic in preparation for a new series of botanical circuit boards. In these studies, I explored screen printing on canvas combined with a thick acrylic stencil application, metal foiling, and wooden fretwork.

fretwork by kelly heaton

Fretwork for the frame, mirrored in a fretwork rendering of the PCB traces. Study of a Chinoiserie circuit bird, July - August 2020