In this formalist side of my practice, I look for ways to generate random marks and I try to influence the outcome. 

The images I create are attempts to embrace both order and chaos at the same time. 

        

One of the processes I have developed is drawing with static electricity.  I came across this phenomenon while making monotypes. I had run my plastic plate through my press repeatedly. The friction of the wool blankets and pressure of the press had left the plate with a static electric charge.  When I started a new image, the electrical charge pulled ink off the individual hairs of my brush. I have since been using this process in drawings. I guide the brush without ever touching the surface of the paper. It is a little like waving a magic wand and watching an image draw itself. Please see my short video  http://youtu.be/yt441dPKY8s