Coty West reflects on Holly Brigham’s Fidelia Bridges’ Summer in Bethlehem, PA (2026).
"One of the most exciting aspects of this collaboration was incorporating hand-drawn elements into the printmaking process. It was incredibly fulfilling to help bring Holly’s vision to life in a way that honors her talent for drawing and storytelling through nature. I feel as if I helped lay a foundation of color pulled straight from nature, and then Holly brought the piece to life.”
Read MoreCoty West, Raven’s assistant printmaker and studio manager, recounts working on one of Driskell’s last projects with our studio.
“One of my favorite editions is David C. Driskell’s Masks I Series, which I worked on back in 2009. The series features a restored woodcut, which was part of an archived collection of plates made by Driskell in the 1970s, that had never been editioned before. When the woodblock arrived at the studio, it was covered in old ink, evidence of Driskell’s earlier attempts to print the work.”
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