William Evertson

William has a BFA, Ithaca College, Sculpture concentration (1975), MFA, University of Delaware, Sculpture and Video concentration (1978) and a MALS from Wesleyan University; the later with a concentration in printmaking.

Narratives of love, greed, hubris and the fatally flawed cross cultures and time. These stories inform the mythology and folklore that inspire my work—by recognizing repetitive patterns from the past and reinterpreting it in art I aim to give new voice to familiar tales. 
 
I collage and refine these themes and images in Photoshop then transfer my vision to woodcut and relief printing. Carving a block of wood may seem out of sync with the 21st century, but to me all learning requires a slower process than technology allows. Chipping away a wood panel creates an expressive surface rich with accident, blemish, and imperfection. It immediately transcends my starting place; the perfect computer-created ideal and tightens my relationship to the source imagery.