In college I spent a summer as the Graphic Design/ Marketing intern at a non-profit that provided work opportunities to people with disabilities ranging from vision impairments to autism. The painful truth in my time there was that they could not afford to print any of my marketing materials. So, I shifted my attention to a more fruitful aspect of the business: laser engraving.

Before I arrived on the scene, the company used their limited laser engraving capabilities to produce novelty items such as coasters, pens, luggage tags, and glassware.  The absolute most profitable items on the shelf were wooden cremation urns engraved with vector stock art.

The business closed at summer’s end (no surprise), but not before we had worked our way up to creating fine art engravings, pieced together on black granite tiles.

I recently tracked down some of the old engraved pieces for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.

Reggie, 24x36", six tiles, finger painted granite

Capitol, 12x24", two tiles, granite painted white

Peacock, 24x24", four tiles, finger painted granite

Sailboat, 12x24", two tiles, sailboat painted white

Lithograph.

Four color serigraph.

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Original Intaglio print.

Original Intaglio print.

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Self portrait made entirely of text. Each body part is composed of a different thought.