These original prints were created at Emily Carr University of Art + Design's Printmaking Studio, located in Vancouver, BC, using blue and yellow (mixed green) inks on Pearl Grey Stonehenge Paper. Created with stencils and everyday objects like tinfoil, gift cards, yarn, and even mineral spirits for colour application and manipulation, Carson attempted to capture the general shapes and colours of nature.

These diptych prints, each in 4 editions, were made at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Printmaking Studio in Vancouver, BC, using black ink on Warm White Stonehenge Paper. This diptych represents two extremes of the universe: outer space and the deep sea, two mainly unexplored spaces with parallel mysteries. 

This screen print, made in an edition of 4, was printed through two layers at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Printmaking Studio in Surrey, BC, using black, red, and yellow (mixed orange) inks on White Stonehenge Paper. Based on the architecture of the main Vancouver Public Library building, this piece was an attempt to merge text and image, from the subject of the piece that houses text and images, to the concept of using text to create said image. 

These self portraits are real images represented through carving patterns. "Puppy Love" was printed as an edition of 6 in black (Variation 1) and an edition of 2 in red (Variation 2) at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Printmaking Studio in Vancouver, BC, on White Stonehenge Paper. "Carson's Birthday" was printed as an edition of 4 using red and blue (mixed purple) inks on White Stonehenge Paper at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Printmaking Studio in Surrey, BC.

"Transgender Visibility" has 3 variations, the first being an edition of 5, the second an edition of 2, and the third also an edition of 2, that were all printed at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Printmaking Studio in Vancouver, BC, using red, blue, and transparent (mixed pink) inks. Variation 3 was displayed at ECU from Aug. 19 to Sept. 7, 2023. Variation 1 was printed on White Stonehenge Paper, and Variations 2 and 3 on Pearl Grey Stonehenge Paper. Playing with the inherently low visibility of bitmap images, Carson depicts himself early in his transition to comment on the widespread erasure and censorship of transgender experiences. 

"Vase" was printed as an edition of 1 at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Printmaking Studio in Vancouver, BC, using black ink on White Stonehenge Paper. "Texture" was printed as an edition of 4 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Printmaking Studio in Surrey, BC, using blue and yellow (mixed green) inks on White Stonehenge Paper. These were exploratory carvings done to learn new studio procedures.

Carson sells prints of most pieces showcased on this site, and offers commissions for custom monotype prints or linograph relief carvings up to 8x11”. He is formally trained in, and educated on press operations and maintenance, ink and colour management, as well as other techniques such as chemical processes. Please email Carson at carsonaapollo@gmail.com with art inquiries and visit the Commissions & Sales page for more information.