“Nevertheless, She Persisted,” three-color lithograph with charcoal, 2017.
Lindsay Twa
Working in the studio is a way for me to be mindfully present in the world. The processes of printmaking force me to tackle problems by breaking them into smaller steps. By moving step by step, a little every day, I arrive at a place on a much longer journey. The results are always a blend of what I intended in dialogue with the uncontrollable aspects of printmaking’s techniques and materials. In this way, I open myself up to discovery through struggle. My current work is inspired by the natural world—meditations on the wisdom of ecological and geological time.
Lindsay J. Twa is an artist, curator, and art historian. She is the Director of the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University, where she is also Professor of Art in the Department of Art.