Debbie Schmitt

Artist Statement

My prints represent the forces of water, glacial ice, molten lava, rock and wind whose dynamic power created oceans, mountains and rivers. These magnificent forms and marks upon the landscape are the remains of immense energy transformations. The prints are intended to capture a sense of nature's wonders.

My work is a series of creative thresholds that are simply sketches of experiences, a place or a notation from memories. The work is a visual dialogue prompting creative direction and exposing traces of my process. The practice over time, becomes a sequence of images that serve as a navigational tool, or in other words my creative map.

Brief Bio

Peregrine Press continues to be an essential element of my creative process. I’ve been a graphic designer off and on during my career mostly working in publishing magazines and newspapers. I enjoy leading and participating in artist workshops and community art events. I am a member of the Monotype Guild of New England.

I graduated from University of New Hampshire with a BA in English and from Maine College of Art & Design with a BFA in printmaking.