ARTIST'S STATEMENT

My work has progressed in media from trompe l`oeil silverpoint and
graphite/watercolor/collage drawings to hand-colored lithographs and
etchings (begun in 1980). Many of the prints are expressed in series and
collected in folios and boxes. From these three -dimensional pieces has evolved
my present focus on artist’s books as art objects. Most are limited editions–some
are unique, incorporating various combinations of the aforementioned media
with handmade papers, found objects, pen and ink, Xerox, collage, stamps,
stuffed animals, preserved insects, etc. If I can`t find an object I need, I make it
out of clay, wood, papier-mache or other malleable materials. I place my work
in no particular “movement”, although its literary aspect which has always been
concerned with pun-entitled parodies of nature, art history and the old masters,
generally reflects my interest in the Dada people.

JoAnna Poehlmann