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In hands of willows, Krista Mezzadri’s monotype prints create a web of gestural, abstract patterns layered across multiple sheets of paper. Many of the pieces for this show were created as ghost prints, where images are transferred from leftover ink on the printing plate, creating ethereal, elusive marks on the translucent paper. “The compositional aspects of the layering process are spontaneous and can’t be replicated or considered, which amplifies the handmade irregularity of the prints,” she says. “The ghost printing then makes an even more irregular image, and layering those together is …