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Every print of my etchings is unique. Each one is an original print. This uniqueness makes this form of art more expensive than one-color etchings, lithographs, photographs, or posters. Each of these methods mentioned uses a different degree of mechanicalness in producing prints. Since there is is only a very low degree of mechanicalness in my etchings, each of them is a unique work of art. To purchase from the on-line gallery, contact us via email and we will email you back with arrangements for purchase and delivery. Another reason why a hand painted color etching is original and not a run-of-the-press-print is because in some way it is like a painting. Let me explain: A hand painted color etching is a print because I etch a plate, which holds the image. I use a hand press to transfer the image and the colors from the plate onto paper - a print is made. Take the following studio tour and see how. Each print is original because each time before I print the etched plate, I paint the plate, just like a painting. The colors will print wherever I place them, only in reverse. For each print, the plate has to be repainted. No other printer can print it. No print in an edition is the same - they are all slightly different. I seldom make more than 25 prints in one edition. There is another unique characteristic in etchings: embossment. Because of the pressure on the damp, thick paper, a relief appears on the paper after printing. Especially when I cut out parts of the metal, such as in Bearers of Light, this embossing becomes pronounced. A typical characteristic of an etching is the "dent," the impression that comes from the sides of the plate when it gets printed. The following tour shows how I make my color etchings. Enjoy! |