"The Kids"I made a silhouette of the kids walking on the beach together for one of my copper plates. It is a very positive memory of wonderful times together. On Monday we had an ice storm and yes it was pretty, but very dangerous of course. I stayed inside and took some pictures from my kitchen window. I could not resist playing with one of the photos.
The copper plate inked up and ready to be printed.
I do not like the image of the kids in reverse, so the print is not one of my favourite ones. However, for the final sculpture all the plates have to be made not in reverse. I love the traditional print and inking and proofing plates is all part of the fun. I do plan to edition some of the plates when I am finished etching. When I started this project I had 71 plates to work with. That makes 142 images to be etched.
Close up of the copper plate.
"The Grad Clown In Flight"
It is just plain fun to play!
It is just plain fun to play!
Close up of the copper plate.All my copper plates are etched in the non-toxic printmaking medium. I am personally in love with the Edinburgh Etch (combination of Ferric chloride and citric acid) solution for etching all my copper plates. It is so worry free with no fumes, and it will not burn your skin on contact. It does stain everything it comes in contact with, lovely messy stuff. This plate was left in the etch for 3 hours without any attention. **Remember for common sense safety when dealing with chemicals wear rubber gloves, apron and goggles!
This image was taken from my kitchen window Monday afternoon. I focused through a glass star hanging in the window. My oldest gave me the star as a gift many years ago.
This image was taken Tuesday morning after the storm day. My Holly Bush looks really sad, but beautiful.
And finally a couple of pictures of ice.
This image was taken from my kitchen window Monday afternoon. I focused through a glass star hanging in the window. My oldest gave me the star as a gift many years ago.
This image was taken Tuesday morning after the storm day. My Holly Bush looks really sad, but beautiful.This is week 25 for "One With Copper"
and if anyone is keeping track of the week numbers, I am working backwards in time because I skipped week 25 last week. This is more for my records, but it has been 26 weeks working on "One With Copper".
and if anyone is keeping track of the week numbers, I am working backwards in time because I skipped week 25 last week. This is more for my records, but it has been 26 weeks working on "One With Copper".
Happy Printmaking Everyone
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