high maintenance
2014
This series reprocesses the ink that was never used and the print that never was. I have been collecting discarded epson ink cartridges, maintenance tanks, and nozzle checks since 2007, unable to part with vestiges of high-cost epson printer maintenance. Collecting the remaining ink from epson's 8 cartridges into individual containers, I use a HLVP (high velocity low pressure) sprayer to create test prints, color swatches, and hand made reproductions. I reuse maintenance tanks to make prints, literally squeezing the discarded ink from the cotton blotter. I collect nozzle checks to study mechanical reproduction. I evaluate my printer's efficiency with archived versions of epson's printer utilities, creating erroneous nozzle clogs and misalignments.
archival epson inks, doubleweight matte
24" x 51.5"
2014
archival epson inks, doubleweight matte
24" x 51.5"
2014
archival epson inks, watercolor paper
30" x 22.5"
2014
archival epson inks, watercolor paper
30" x 22.5"
2014
archival ink jet print on ultrasmooth fine art paper
24" x 49"
2014
archival ink jet print
20" x 25"
2014
archival ink jet print, epson (T6037) LK ink, watercolor paper
14" x 11"
2014
archival ink jet print, epson (T6037) LK ink, watercolor paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP (high velocity low pressure) sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson ink, HVLP sprayer, enhanced matte paper
14" x 11"
2014
epson inks, HVLP sprayer, artist sketch board
28" x 36"
2014
archival ink jet print
20" x 70"
2014
archival ink jet print
20" x 31.31"
2014
epson inks, cotton
2.5" x 3.5" x 8"
2014
archival ink jet print
20" x 70"
2014
epson maintenance tank electronic chip, paper, ink, plastic bag
3.75" x 5"
2014
archival ink jet print
20" x 50"
2014