Using intaglio printmaking, I show women relying on their physicality, strength, courage, and dignity to confront absurd or dangerous circumstances. These include physical, emotional, and environmental threats. My protagonists, though vulnerable and not always heroic, are self-possessed and aware. I intend to engage viewers’ curiosity and invite identification, not only with the characters, but with the visceral effects of their situations. I draw on familiar elements of popular and historic genres. Sometimes genteel on the surface, my images address women’s struggles, identity, development, coping, and determination. I often employ satire and/or visual humor. I am inspired by feminism, surrealism, classical mythology, and early 20th century comics.