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Dave Clayton is a West Texas-based printmaker and developer working at the intersection of code, process, and physical manufacturing. By integrating industry-standard Adobe workflows with custom Python-based tools, he engineers complex color separations, halftone dithering, and structural glitches. These digital frameworks are translated into physical artifacts through a rigorous production lifecycle, utilizing large-format screen printing and layered cyanotype processes. He approaches image-making as a disciplined manufacturing system, prioritizing exact registration, mechanical precision, and repeatable execution. Deeply embedded in the Lubbock arts community, he is a CASP Print Fellow and the former coordinator of the 806 Collective.