Self portrait No.2

The assignment for my printmaking class was a fairly generic one. Each of us was to do a self portrait. I think I was only one of 2 in the entire class that didn't sit in front of a mirror and draw myself. Instead I did more of a representational piece. I have always been a fan of the more classical Art Deco period, as well as a lot of the print material from that period. In addition in my younger years many of my friends used to refer to me as monkeyboy. So a lot of the emphasis of this idea came from myself being nostalgic, and treating the older name as a classic ad.