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2nd Impression – Round Rock Arts Print Showcase

What is “2nd Impression” – 2 iterations of the same plate


Show Dates: JAN 12 – MAR 11, 2022

Reception: TBD

Exhibited at: Downtowner Gallery – 231 East Main Street, Suite 160, Round Rock, TX

We’re happy to be part of the Print Austin exhibition calendar. Click here to view all of the shows.


The technical processes of printmaking are unlike most other art forms with the majority of the creative process happening before ink ever touches paper. Even after all that planning, with all of the specific skills and equipment, the outcome can be varied by the way you pull the print.

In this show, we invite the viewer in for closer looking to appreciate the nuances which make this art form so unique; ultimately to understand why each print is an original in its’ own right.

The beauty of printmaking is the ability to create multiple originals. We asked artists to create their work so we could hang 2 of “the same” prints side by side so that the viewer gets to compare the distinctions. 

What you will view are 2 impressions from the same plate but reflecting distinct differences. It might be an etching inked with different colors. It might have hand painted or collage elements. It might be one you consider final and one that is an artist’s proof. It might be the first pull from a monoprint and the ghost image. It might be reduction woodcut at one of the stages when there’s no turning back. It might show a registration difference. Our jurors looked for two of “the same” that are “not the same” –  any part of the working process or final results which artists pulled 2 very different prints from the same plate.

Yes, 1st impressions matter. So do 2nd Impressions.  

Our primary focus honors traditional hand pulled printmaking techniques. These include relief, intaglio, silkscreen, lithography, monotype, and photopolymer plate (i.e. Solarplates). Innovative approaches in contemporary printmaking (digital) were considered as long as traditional print methods were still the primary technique.


Thank you to our Jurors:

NJ Weaver is a Texas mixed media artist and printmaker with a studio in Round Rock. Her intuitive abstract art is rich in color, texture and light. Find her work at: NJWeaver.com Instagram @NJWeaver

Ernie Wood works principally in relief woodblock and linocut using the reduction technique. Find his work at: Instagram @ErnieWood_printmaker


“2nd Impression” Exhibiting Artists and their work:

ARTISTTitle of 1st PrintTitle of 2nd PrintCongratulations!
Maria AppelzollerNative American 1Native American 2
Theresa BondFollow the PathBouncing Ball
Theresa BondEye of the Storm (AP 1)Eye of the Storm (AP 2)
Theresa BondNight SkyMorning Sky
Carol HaymanLilith Leaves Eden (brown)Lilith Leaves Eden (blue)
Carol HaymanShe Askes the Flowers to Bloom (green)She Asks the Flowers to Bloom3rd Place
Carol HaymanMountainMountain (blue)
Holly KuhlPicnic, (1/26)Picnic, (2/26)
Tim LowkePho Boy, 2021 / 1 over 5Pho Boy, 2021 / 5 over 52nd Place
Tim LowkePho Boy, 2021 / 2 over 5Pho Boy, 2021 / 3 over 5
Betsy MurphyGolden Needles Agave 1Gold Needles Agave 2
Betsy MurphyAgave Feathers 1Agave Feathers 2
Marga SilvestreNukua Series. River Pattern INukua Series. River Pattern II
Marga SilvestreGenetic Memory Series. V-I (white paper)Genetic Memory Series. V-II (brown paper)1st Place
Saralene TapleyBather 1Bather 2
Ivette K. HawthorneProudProud II
Petra KrugelPointe IPointe II
Petra KrugelOld Tree with House IOld Tree with House II
NJ WeaverState of Mind 1/10 VEState of Mind 2/10 VE
Ernie WoodNesting DollsSilver Lining
Ernie WoodLong Ago and Here Today (Edition 9)Long Ago and Here Today (Final)

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