What is a DOROTO Print?

Some years ago my friend and collaborator Heinz Insu Fenkl and I were researching different ancient printmaking techniques - especially Japanese and Chinese methods. We can't (won't) go into the details, but in going through some of the materials that we were able to accumulate, several things came together that made it possible for us to recreate a long-thought-forgotten printmaking technique that was referred to, mysteriously, as a "spirit transfer."

We went with our hunch, and after a few experiments, we were successful in recreating this long lost technology. We dubbed it DOROTO, for reasons which must remain undisclosed.

A few of the resulting prints you see below. The method is not easy, and for that reason I've not dabbled in it too much since the early 90s.

Maybe some day.

Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version. If you would like a digital version of any of these prints, please call or email.