Summer is here, and I’m excited to announce that two of my miniature intaglio prints have been selected for inclusion in mini printmaking shows here in NYC! I spent the winter months working on very small copper plates in the etching studio. I love working on small plates. Despite their size, they can do a… Continue reading Miniature Print Exhibits
What to do when you get stuck? Find something concrete to work toward. A couple weeks ago I hit a wall. I'd finished working a small flurry of etching plates. I then finished the line etch on a new plate, but had no idea (still have no idea!) what else it wants or needs. It doesn't… Continue reading Go Small or Go Home
(left) Close up of the rosin coating for aquatint on a 3"x3" copper plate (right) Print of the same plate after applying the spit-bite etching technique These days I’ve been working multiple plates at a time in my etching practice. I’ve never worked this way before; at most I may have had two plates on… Continue reading Working in a Series
I planned to post this Friday, but things being what they are out in the world, I didn't manage it. With things in NYC going from quasi-normal to lockdown in a matter of days, it wasn't a priority. I spent part of the weekend in communication with family and friends near and far, a final… Continue reading A row of brownstones: process part III
Here is the third proof I pulled after completing my line etches in the acid bath on Tuesday. The first proof was a mess, on account of excess acid and water trapped beneath the contact paper that held the strips together throughout the etching process. I removed it, cleaned the plates, and re-joined them with… Continue reading A row of brownstones: process part II
Happy Leap Day! It seems fitting that our extra day comes on the weekend, else I'm sure it would be overlooked by many of us. It isn't as if the world treats this day any differently. I've been trying hard to not allow the relentless news of the world to overwhelm me. It can be… Continue reading An extra day in the year
Continuing on last week's theme— images from Savannah. Here are two scans of a copper plate etching in progress. Above shows the first pull of phase two, after adding some tones with aquatint. This is a miniature print (3"x3"). The next phase will involve some burnishing of the plate to create more variations in the… Continue reading Cathedral of St John the Baptist
Above is one of the canvas tote bags I screen printed back in December. It's a posed picture; clearly I had to print them upside-down to keep the handles out of the way. I just wanted to put it in the context of the studio where I printed them. They came out well, though! Only… Continue reading Two colors on canvas
Above is a finished print from the edition of Lisbon silkscreens I was working on when last I posted. It's a three-color rendition of a pen-and-marker sketch I did sitting on the balcony of our little apartment there, perched above the harbor. Below are two variations from several small editions of a cabin scene. This… Continue reading Happy New Year: some new prints
Last night was the opening reception for the Mini Prints show at Manhattan Graphics Center, where I take printmaking classes. The place was packed to the gills, and I was pleased to see that my two prints had already been claimed by someone! (The red dots indicate the pieces are sold.) This was the first… Continue reading 4th Annual NY International Miniature Prints Exhibition
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