Carol Wax came to be a printmaker when she decided to take some time off from working as a classical flutist to study etching and lithography. She soon became intrigued with a different sort of printing process, the mezzotint.
After seeing her first mezzotint she decided she was going to teach herself the technique. Not only did she successfully teach herself the technique, she also wrote the book The Mezzotint: History and Technique. Her imagery reflects an appreciation for finely crafted utilitarian objects and beautiful machines.
These machines, which are often seen as icons of the past that have been imbued with new life, are what Carol Wax calls simply an investigation of “the influence of light and shadow on perceptions of form and depth.”
She is considered one of the most creative artists working in the medium of mezzotint. American Artist, June 1994; Stone+Press Gallery