"The Missing Hand" mimics the style of a 1940's era children's book illustration. In the picture, a boy pulls an iMac computer in his red wagon as he comes across a disembodied hand (an image appropriated from a "Jesus Saves" religious pamphlet) laying on the sidewalk. The large-print text describes the boy's thoughts as he considers taking the hand, but ultimately decides to leave the hand behind because it is too old and slow.

My print is a satirical look at the apparent divide between two opposing aesthetics in artmaking today -- the handmade vs. the machine-made. Many may fear digital technology as a dehumanizing trend that will remove all trace of the artist's hand. Others see digital processes as a relevant tool for making art in an already depersonalized postmodern culture where notions of originality and individual identity are seemingly old-fashioned concepts. When I speak about my work, I am usually asked if I miss using my hands, now that I have switched from screenprinting to digital output. I really don't think that one way of working precludes the other, so I answer the question by saying that I use my hands as much as ever, and my brain is free to work twice as fast.