Freeze and Thaw: Failure and Success
2012, Drypoint of Moses in the Rock, 4 1/2″ x 6″. Unlike an engraving which captures the ink in incised lines, the drypoint image is made by scratching the copper with a stylus, which raises a bur, trapping the ink on the surface of the plate. This produces a “softer” or “fuzzier” line than the crisp and precise engraved line. This also makes deeper tones possible, which I wanted for this image. I am not sure that I have not failed in my attempt. Yet I am not disappointed. Failure is the plough.
Fire and Gravel. 2012, Engraving of Waking Man drawing a comet, 3″ x 4 1/2″. The difference in line quality is readily observed in this engraved image.
A slightly earlier state of the Moses drypoint.
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Slideshow of images from the printing process.
Moses Drypoint
Two images within the process of a drypoint of Moses in the rock. The voices of steel and copper.
Walnut Long-Table, and Framed Print of Job
Below are some views of the walnut long-table as well as a colored print of “Go On, Job, Bread and Water” framed in walnut for my friend.
Go On, Job, Bread and Water (Proof)
This is the first proof of the linoleum block of Job.
It takes a while to get used to the new reversed image. Here is the block itself inked up.
On the press…
Go On, Job, Bread and Water
Here is the early progress on a new linoleum cut of Job in a the cave of the Erth.
New Work For Sale Page
The Work For Sale page has been updated with new work and clearer descriptions of the items. Current pieces for sale are prints. There will also be some bowls added over the next few weeks.
Jacob Wrestling the Angel of God, 2009, signed edition of40 prints
lino-cut printed on acid free rag paper; image size is 7.5″x9.5″ and paper size is 11″x15″
$50.oo
Walnut Burin Handles
After snapping the shaft of my smallest lozenge shaped burin, I now have two with longer handles to makeup the distance left by the shortened steel.
Copper Engraving Progress
Here are some more pictures of the engraving process, and the second proof as work continues on a small copper plate of Walking Man observing and drawing a comet.
Engraving lines in the copper using a burin.
Detail of a small curl of copper being plowed up by the burin.
The plate after being inked and rubbed for printing.
The printed proof of the plate- revealing the progress thus far.
Copper Engraving Proof
This is the first proof of a new copper engraving, fairly early in the process, printed to give an idea of how the values are shaping up. Obviously, certain areas such as the pants and vest of the figure are more developed than the head, which consists mostly of reference lines. The plate/image size is 3″x4 3/8″.
Here is the plate with the two proofs.
And a detail of the plate
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