I've always been more interested in printmaking as a medium for expression and exploration and less as a method of creating multiple images. A few years ago I produced several images by folding portions of a print back onto itself, making a symmetrical image from the counterproof. I was also experimenting with printing from different plates onto a single image, using various plates that were not originally intended to be combined. The results were a kind of "double exposure" that suggested some interesting possibilities. Printing this way became problematic due to plate marks occurring in unwanted places. I found I could get away from the plate mark problem by tearing up sections of freshly printed proofs and creating a sort of collage that I could counterproof onto a new image. I have been printing this way a lot over the last few years. After a print has been dry for a period of time, I can dampen it and continue working, offsetting new counterproofs until the new spatial relationships seem to maintain some continuity. The result is that one of these monoprints can be the result of many different sources and printing sessions. I have even found old proofs from years ago and reworked them into a new image. At times I add washes and some ink drawing or fingerprints to complete a passage in the image. The result is a unique image from a combination of printing methods. I know of no one else who works this way, but it works for me, and satisfies my need to constantly rework a never ending image.