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“A second abstract solo at Space, Sue Oehme/The Sum of Our Parts, consists of recent work by Sue Oehme, one of Colorado’s top printmakers. In this show, Oehme deconstructs her process. The prints are dense, layered compositions made up of aggregations of separate spaces and images that have been structured, typically vertically, sort of like stripes. As you look at the different elements, you’ll notice meshes and other repeated patterns.

Opposite the prints is the source material she used to create them: trash, wrappers, labels and other bits of paper ephemera that she cuts up and lays on the printing bed. After inking up, she then feeds the paper into the printer over and over, capturing in the prints the impromptu compositions she has arranged. Oehme has taken some of these source materials and used them to create wall pieces for this show, including the gorgeous title work, “The Sum of Our Parts." - Michael Paglia, Westword, December 18. 2019