Your Entry Title United we STAND

Your NameLynn Goldhammer


MediumBlock Print

Your ProfileIn 2007 I retired from the military (6 years enlisted in the Navy, 16 commissioned in the Coast Guard). I did some art in H.S. and college, and started taking classes again after retirement, in an assortment of mediums. I especially enjoy print making: the physical action of carving a block, the mental challenge of developing an image and working backwards and how the variation of lines can significantly impact an image. Ten people carving the same image will have exceedingly different images at the end – it’s fun to see! I found a great quote about the medium: “Printmaking is fun, because it takes the simple act of drawing and makes it as difficult and error prone as possible”. So true – once a cut is made in the block, there’s no undoing it!

The Story Behind My AmericaFor as long as I can remember I was taught to stand with my hand over my heart for the National Anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. I anticipate doing so for as long as my legs will hold me. “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Thomas Jefferson

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