2014 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.The paper at hand seeks to critique aspects of my own work in terms of thinking process, act of making, and several contextual art concepts of the past including: comparisons to certain Futurist artists and elements of pre-Columbian Aztec and Mayan artwork. I will discuss briefly technical processes and emphasize visual concepts. In viewing several examples of my own prints and exploring the makeup of these pieces, one can better understand the delicate balance between the earthly components of past artwork and the sleeker, more geometric designs of the future. These two attributes are utilized in my work to create the tension and play derived from personal emotions. In breaking down these wor...