Etchings and Monoprints

I discovered etchings in 2016 using zince plates with a mordant of copper sulfide and salt.


The Ghost of George Washington
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 13in x 30in, 2018)

This piece was made by using ghost prints (prints made from repeated plate impressions without re-inking) to create a fade out of the image.

Framed Print $250


Birth
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 13in x 30in, 2018)

This piece shows the creative process involved with making an image. The first was made from the plate after removal from the mordant before any work was done on the plate. The strong aquatint made the image almost completely black. As the plate was worked by scraping the aquatint to create lighter areas, the image came into view. I made several prints as I did this process. Thus, the overall work shows the 'birth' of an image from a nearly black plate.

Framed Print $250


Death
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 11in x 38in, 2018)

Death is the reverse process of birth. In this case, an image was made from the finished plate. Then the plate was sanded down with images being created at various stages of destruction. Unlike The Ghost of George Washington which used non-destructive ghost images, at the end of this process the plate was destroyed.

Framed Print $250


Reach
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 9in x 4in, 2019)

Print $75


Shadow Cross
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 7in x 5in, 2019)

Print $75


Etch #8
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 5in x 4in, 2019)

This is good example of how inking the same plate in a different way can lead to different results.

Print $50


Lost Focus
(Monoprint, 7in x 5in, 2019)

This monoprint was made by printing the same image twice on the same paper with a slight offset.

Print $100


Double Exposure
(Monoprints, 7in x 5in, 2019)

These monoprints were made by printing two images from separate plates on the same paper.

Print $100


Etch 4 and 8 in Color
(Monoprints, 5in x 4in, 2019)

Print $100


Pears 3 and 4 in Color
(Monoprints, 4in x 5in, 2019)

Print $100


Etchings 4, 6, 7 and 5
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 4in x 5in, 2018)

Prints $50


Etchings 9 and 10
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 5in x 7in, 2018)

Prints $75


The Last Supper
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 9in x 18in, 2017)


Pears 1, 2, 3 and 4
(Etching and Aquatint on Paper, 4in x 5in, 2017)

Prints $50