Circa 2015--2017
Intaglio etching printed on Arches paper
12 ¼" x 9 ¼" with a very small margin (¼" or less) around the image print
1 in a series of 1
Signed in pencil on verso.
This piece has, for me, a clear orientation even though it is abstract. This image was created by printing the back of one of my copper plates. Part of the traditional etching process involves creating an acid block on the reverse side of the plate before you dip your plate in the acid bath. I forgot to do that but when I flipped the plate over, I saw the beautiful patterns that I had inadvertently created on the back of my etched plate. I played with that side and this is the resulting piece.