Susan Carney

Leonardtown, MD 20650

I love the serendipity of ink pressing into paper on a printing press. It’s simultaneously exciting and terrifying to roll back the blankets on the press, pull up the paper, and hope all of the variables coincide: the delicate balance of pressure the amount of ink the placement of the stencils I design and cut from metal the type of paper or canvas the colors and how they will mix…often unexpectedly I love the wonder of that successful print…often elusive Color is one of my driving forces, as well as the blessing and curse of an obsessive passion to keep searching for that perfect print regardless of the subject matter, which is always changing. Stories, nature, heartbreak, struggle, beauty, heredity, and navigation of life are some of the things inspiring my imagery.

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Supported in part by:

The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, (MSAC), an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for the MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding is also provided by Washington County Government and generous businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of County Arts Agencies of Maryland, Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Americans for the Arts.

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