Margaret van Patten is an printmaker who combines various intaglio techniques to create uniquely personal prints. Her technique includes drypoint, etching, and aquatint and mezzotint.  Making prints is very much a process oriented art form for her, and she uses this to her advantage by working directly on the surface of the plate and letting each mark respond to the previous mark. Using a wealth of diverse symbolism and metaphors (such as birds, insects, clothing, body parts, letters and numbers) van Patten creates multiple layers of meaning.

"Aftermath"  unframed $275 Intaglio print  18.5" X 17.5"  Edition 2/20	"Sleeping on Snow"   unframed $350 Intaglio print  15' X 15"  Edition 4/18
"Mute Songbirds"   unframed $175 Intaglio  12" X 11.5"  Edition 8/10	"Late Dreams"   unframed $275   Intaglio  19" X 7.5  Edition 3/10
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"Fertile Garden I"  unframed $125 Intaglio   8.5" X 8.5"  Edition 5/15	"Fertile Garden II"  unframed $125 Intaglio   8.5" X 8.5"  Edition 14/15
"Obscure Thoughts"  unframed $300  Intaglio   17.5" X 15"   7/16	"Cold Comfort"  unframed $200 Intaglio  13" X 8.5" 2/16