Stephen Rock Original Artwork

Digital Images
Alchemy of Life | Artifacts of Living | Tools from the Shed | Architects of Light

Objects from the Shed

This body of work uses items gathered over the years from experiences or people I have had a chance to cross paths with. Many items are stored in my toolboxes, garage or found around the garden. Grandfathers, old acquaintances and even the landlords who sold me their home left tools and items behind. The history of their marks come to life to share these memories from the shed.

These works are a continuing exploration using the scanner as a lens to capture content. Borrowing from the metaphors of alchemy, I take ordinary personal or mundane items and transforming them into gilded icons. With advanced knowledge of input and output devices I strive to maintain an intuitive use of these new creative tools. Through the digital printmaking process, common objects transform into objects of importance.