Tell us about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?

My name is Steve Stankiewicz, I'm a printmaker (etching) and painter.

Tell us about some projects you have worked on. Which one was your favorite and why?

My favorite projects are making artists' books- specifically, I do etchings based on a single theme, usually twenty to thirty, and have them bound into books by professional bookbinders. This enables me to use my images in the service of a narrative, telling a story with a series of images, rather than having single images stand alone. I've done over a dozen of these since 1992.

Tell us about some other jobs you have had other than being an artist.

My main "job", for thirty years, was as an illustrator, specializing in what are known as "infographics", and illustrated maps. The first nail in the coffin for that career, however, was the crash and recession of '08, the last seems to be COVID.

How has the COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine affected your process/creating/teaching? Has anything surprised you about adjusting to this quarantine?

COVID, other than having our studio be inaccessible for a couple of months, hasn't affected my creative life in the slightest. I go into my studio virtually every day, as I have for years.

Where can we find your work?

My work can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/SteveStankiewiczIllustrator/photos/?tab=album&album_id=193677097437487