Each plate is sized and coated with resist, drawn or manipulated images are applied in various steps, ink is applied to each area and developed in layers, rag paper is placed over ink plate and run through the press.
Some prints are "varied editions"; each print is unique due to the hand application of the ink.
I start with a
copper plate that is filed and prepared - drawing through an acid
resist ground - and make stencils to protect areas from aquatint
the plate is immersed in an acid bath to bite the image into the metal. Then the plate can be cleaned and ready for inking.
Studio Artist Goggleworks 7 years Spring City Mill Studio #104 open May15, 2018
Gallery 222 opening Studio Peek 2019
Crafted-2019 Eagleview, PA Now, Then->Again Solo Show at the Hill School, Pottstown 2016
County Studio Tours 2016, 2017, 2019 20 years as a certified picture framer
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