Title: Shaken Not Stirred
Description:
Shaken Not Stirred is a lively monoprint constructed from scattered fragments of old letterpress type—small blocks once used to form words, now reimagined as a swirling field of movement. Printed in a textured, cool-toned gray-green, the piece feels as if it has been gently agitated: enough to break apart the grid, but not enough to dissolve its underlying structure.

Clusters disperse outward from the center, each group of blocks carrying the ghost of former alignment. The worn surfaces of the vintage type add a speckled, almost effervescent texture—like something fizzing just beneath the surface. Though the shapes appear jostled and displaced, they still maintain a subtle cohesion, orbiting within an implied boundary.

Shaken Not Stirred embodies controlled disruption, the balance between motion and restraint. It captures that moment when energy enters a system not to destroy it, but to wake it up—to shift, refresh, and reconfigure the familiar into something new. The history embedded in the old type adds richness, reminding us that even the most stable structures can be transformed with just a little shake.