Atelier van Dommelen
By artist Liset van Dommelen
Doesburg Netherlands or in a VW T4
Printing to honour the spirits of all living beings
Art is a journey
In my still ongoing development as printmaker I went from screenprinting in a studio to an outdoor flora and fauna printer using own made inks. Developing my print skills under all kind of circumstances in and outdoors or working out of a backpack. To me everything has it’s own ultimate way to print. I want to find the right combination of materials and touch to bring out the best way the print original can show itself. I also use rubbings to explore trees and spaces. I’m fascinting by touhing. Printing sounds like using a lot of power but I look into the softer ways of working. In some cases like mushrooms or pieces of landscape I only cover things in paper or textile because they can print themselves.
Magical moments
When I was a child I had something called a magic block.
When you colored the page with a pencil an image appeared. It is a kind of prepared rubbing making. But to me it was magical. I felt like a wizzard.
Print and ink making holds the same magical moment for me.
Interested to buy work, co create or a lecture about the way I work ?
You can contact me by sending an email to ateliervandommelen@hotmail.com
Atelier van Dommelen is also on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisetvandommelen/
*intro photo: Portrait in sepia with fresh squid ink. Photo: Henk Kuipers
