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Eunice Kim was awarded a PFW grant for her work and guidance on how sustainable, nontoxic printmaking techniques should be used by artists to reduce their exposure to materials which are harmful to them and to change the process of printmaking so that hazardous materials are not poured out into the environment. Artist, as you may know are widely exposed to hazardous materials. This project not only raises awareness about sustainable art making, but is a metaphor for the many choices we make on a daily basis that have a lasting effect on our environment. Eunice Kim has chosen to conduct her non-toxic printmaking project at the Cedar River Watershed and Educational Center in North Bend Washington. The 91,00-acre watershed is the primary source of clean, safe, drinking water for the greater Seattle area. Ms. Kim, who was born in Korea and raised by her grandmother, will create a new series of collagraphs via sustainable, nontoxic printmaking techniques that will underscore the Educational Center’s Mission to connect the public to the source of their drinking water. Ms.Kim will compose bold, graphic imagery that speaks to stewardship, biodiversity and sustainability of Cedar River Watershed. The workshop that the public is invited to will take place over four days this summer. Visitors will have the opportunity to create artworks through environmentally sound techniques. Ms.Kim is known for employing repetitive dot marks as building blocks of imagery, Kim’s work is visual study and investigation informed by cultural, personal, and formative experiences. The artist works exclusively in her chosen medium of collagraphy and is committed to research and development in safety conscious approach to printmaking that utilizes sustainable, nontoxic techniques. Please go to her website to read about all her awards, fellowships and world-wide exhibitions.
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