Heliconia Monotype

Not quite done with this one either, but not too far to go to finish it. This is a monotype done on a plexigalss plate with Akua intaglio inks. The same plate is used over and over again and with each pass through the pressbed, something is added or taken away from the matrix (which, after the first pass, becomes a ghostly image to work with). It's a great way to work back and forth in the additive and subtractive method. The tendency is to get heavy handed with the inks on the plate. The best approach is to impart subtle changes with each pass as it allows you to build up layers that integrate well with each other. What's holding me back on completion? Trying to make a decision if I am finishing it by way of printmaking, or adding the finishing marks by hand (and then, with what medium?).

Momentum

Perhaps I'm not fully committed to naming this piece, "Momentum", but that is what it is for now. It is a collograph also done on a plexiglass plate using carborundum as the 'tooth' to hold the ink. The ink used here is the Akua water based intaglio ink. I should also mention that two plates were used; the second one is a monotype (that would be the turquoise color that you see). Nothing fancy...it was an excercise for me in exploration of using these techniques together.

Untitled...

This is a collograph done on a plexiglass plate. The "tooth" imparted to the plate to hold the ink is a grit called carborundum. You also see some stenciled leaves done by way of a monotype method. I don't have a title for this one to date, as it doesn't feel done and the inspiration to complete the piece has not struck me yet. The inks used here are the water-based intaglio inks (they are non toxic) called Akua.

Medicine Woman

This image was created strictly by the intaglio process; etching and aquatint were used. Two zinc plates were used so that I could get more color possibilites out of one 'pass' through the pressbed. This is considered student work (while I was studying at University of New Mexico). The acid bath required to etch a zinc plate is very toxic, so this is not something I would do in my studio here at home. Instead, I use copper plates as the acid required for copper is not as dangerous to use.

La Laments III

Another photogravure; instead of using a photopolymer plate, a thin film of photosensitve mylar is adhered to a copper plate (this product is called ImagOn). Two plates were used for this; one is of the clouds and the other is the shadow of a yucca plant). The wonderful thing about doing photogravure is that I can choose to use my photographic images or drawings or just about anything to create my matrix. So many possibilites...

This Old Car

A photogravure of an old car that used to be in front of the Albuquerque Museum. When they 'remodeled' the museum a few years back, the old car disappeared to who knows where. Printed on Arches paper. A photopolymer plate was used to create this image.