National Non-Toxic Printmaking Invitational

Susan Rostow

Jung Water-based Printshop & Inks, Inc., an experimental printshop in New York City dedicated to the development and manufacturing of safer printmaking methods and materials. She and her husband William Jung formulated a water-based monotype ink, Akua-Kolor, and a water-based intaglio ink, Akua-2. The inks are compatible and may be used together to create Viscosity Monotypes. The intaglio ink works well with the new alternative platemaking techniques like ImagOn Ultra, Solarplates, Resintaglio, and Photocarborundum. Rostow and Jung worked closely with Keith Howard, Head of Non-Toxic Printmaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology, who, along with his graduate students, tested the inks on ImagOn plates. They also worked with Dan Weldon with Solarplates, Catherine Kernan with traditional etchings and monotypes, and Richard Woodman with Resintaglio plates. Rostow is an active artist and educator who exhibits internationally. She is the recipient of the Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant. She and her husband have a young son Jarrett who participates in creating monoprints.