Printmaking

Stokes started printmaking at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, and continued her studies at the University of Washington.

“Printmaking gives me freedom from the limitations of working primarily in glass, and allows me to explore new concepts and ideas in a direct, fast and solitary way.”

Stokes combines traditional printmaking techniques including woodblock, vitreography, etching and collagraph with collage.

Her work reflects her continued interest in displacement in physiological and psychological geography; specifically through aging and change.

“In my work, I want to create compositions that are organic, delicate and sensual, evoking a sense of an alternate landscape, one that is both strong and fragile; an altered perspective that celebrates the fragility and miracle of existence.”