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35th annual 'Small Print Show' impresses with intricate, yet affordable fine art

Chicago Sun Times / by Erica Thompson / December 7, 2024 For Deborah Maris Lader, there’s nothing more beautiful than drawing on a piece of rock. She expressed that sentiment on Saturday at the 35th annual Small Print Show and Holiday Sale at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative print shop. Pointing to a hunk of limestone sourced from a mine in Bavaria, she explained the intricate, nine-month printmaking behind one of her pieces, “Can’t See the Forest for the Poet Trees.” First, as part of the color