Biography

After working for many years as a graphic designer and a mural painter I chose to redirect my creative energy into printmaking. Since 2010 I have been exploring the endless possibilities offered through printmaking techniques!

I have exhibited locally at BlackRock Center for the Arts, Strathmore Mansion, Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Touchstone Gallery in Washington DC, Artist’s on Market, and Glenview Mansion. I have also participated in many juried exhibitions such as Strathmore’s “What’s On your Mind” and “Women Chef’s: Artists in The Kitchen”, MFA Art on Paper, Washington Printmakers National Small Works, MFA at College Park, and Delta National Small Works at the Bradbury Art Museum in Arkansas where I currently have several works in their permanent collection.

Upcoming Solo Exhibitions

BlackRock Center for the Arts | Terrace Gallery

GAIA | November 13 – December 23, 2022

Artist Statement By Carol A. Moore

Many thanks to my mother who fostered my creativity by shooing me out the door as child to explore nature freely! As a child I always felt at home in nature, I would spend long hours in the woods playing in trees, foraging for “natural supplies”, or crushing rocks under bushes.  As an adult, I continue to seek inspiration from the natural world and share my encounters and imaginings in my original lithographs and intaglio prints. 

As a printmaker, the technical process of creating the “imagined image” is addressed as part of the inspiration.  The relationship with the stone or plate is one of respect, and the interaction is very stimulating. A lithographic stone offers little room for revision, creating an exciting tension.  A metal plate sparkles and excites the eyes, yet it tugs at the etching needle, forcing a slow hand.  When rendering my images, intuition takes over and plant specimens are reconstituted into new forms. When I work, I often find myself transported to moments in my life and those memories become infused into my work.

As the image evolves, technical limitations often call for invention. Frustrated by the traditional processes of adding color to a print, I developed a technique by which color is added directly to the print and is then run through the etching press a second time, creating a cohesive result. This process is very time consuming, but it allows me to become intimate with each print in an edition. 

The journey begins with the moment of discovery, then inspiration and manipulation. Technical considerations are made, and a working composition is rendered. Next, the plate or stone is prepared, and the image is drawn onto its surface. The plate is then etched, usually several times and at that point proof prints are made. Once satisfied with the image, printing begins; this is the time when I “learn the plate” and how it receives the ink. The printing process involves a variety of papers and hand manipulation to the surface of the plate that is being used. After the plates are dry, hand coloring is applied and then the print makes a final run through the press. The whole process can take months.

Carol Moore offers a selection of original hand-pulled Intaglio and Lithographic prints that strive to capture the essence of the human experience using nature as her language. In her journey exploring the natural world, she found that the human spirit is unequivocally linked. Many of Moore’s prints are hand-colored using a technique that she has developed that pushes the color behind the ink creating cohesive and intimate details.

To learn more about Carol Moore’s work visit her website at https://carolmooreprintmaking.weebly.com