Artwork copyright Walt Lieberman and Dick Weiss. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

A Young Woman, 1994

Walt Lieberman and Dick Weiss
Walt Lieberman (American, born 1954); Dick Weiss (American, born 1946)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

A Young Woman is a monotype print created by WD40+, the artist team of Walt Lieberman and Dick Weiss. They mainly create glass artworks, but they use printmaking to develop ideas and images. They collaborate on these prints by first starting separately. Then they exchange the print and finish the other's composition. They note, "Printing was a revelation to us. We could try out ideas much faster than we could on a glass piece. In addition, the process of printing had a magic of its own."

Monotypes are unique prints made by painting directly onto the printing plate with inks. Only one print can be made from the plate. The image is transferred onto paper using a printing press.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Artists Walt Leiberman and Dick Weiss work collaboratively under the name WD40+.
Walt Leiberman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art and has taught at at art and glass programs around the world, as well as locally at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Northwestern Washington, and Pratt FIne Arts Center in Seattle.
Dick Weiss received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in Connecticut. He is the recipient of 1981 and 1987 craftsman grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has also taught at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Northwestern Washington.