The Malta Angel: It's All Pink on the Inside Print - Limited Edition of 5

NOTE: This work was featured in the juried, annual, NAKED IN NEW HOPE exhibit at Sidetracks Gallery. Only one print remains in this First Edition. NOTE ON PRINTING: I hand-print all etchings as part of The Open Studio in Printmaking at The Center for Works on Paper (705 Christian Street), which is a part of the Fleisher Art Memorial (North side of Catharine Street on the 700 block). Fleisher is a resource of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. Motivation for Creation: The ancient Goddess figures found on Malta have always hypnotized and interested me. These rather corpulent figures, some believed to be over five thousand years old, speak of a culture immersed in poetic eroticism and matriarchal wisdom. Studio Techniques Employed: INTAGLIO, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT & Chine Collé. Dimensions: This etching is executed on two 3” high by 4” wide zinc plates (7.6200 cm x 10.160 cm) that were placed one above the other in a vertical format on the actual printing press bed. The overall image size (including the division-space between the two plates) is approximately 6½” high by 4” wide (16.510 cm x 10.160 cm); the frame is 12” high by 9” wide (30.480 cm x 22.860 cm). This print is from the First of Three Editions (each edition is limited to five prints). This specific print is the best of five prints from this edition (1/5;I/III). Edition Note: The Second and Third Editions of this wprk will be printed in the winter of 2019 because of certain star and planetary positions. Media: Three colors of etching ink printed on RivesBFK white paper and mulberry bark paper (from Thailand) was used in my Chine Collé process. My Chine collé Process (meaning Chinese pasting) is complicated. Methyl cellulose powder is mixed with spring water and then applied to hand-dyed mulberry-bark paper from Thailand (Brand Unryu); The treated Thai paper is then allowed to dry overnight. Next, I cut the mulberry bark paper to fit the plate areas where I want color to exist in the print. These stenciled shapes are first misted with water and placed upon the already inked and wiped etching plate. The printing process continues, and a multi-colored image on paper resulting. THIS PRICE INCLUDES: 1} THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT; 2} A FRAME; 3} ALL HANDLING COSTS; 4} SHIPMENT COSTS; 5} CARDBOARD SHIPMENT CARTON; 6} BUBBLE WRAP & OTHER PACKING MATERIALS; AND, 7} A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The work is wired and ready to hang. Framing includes a brown craft paper backing. A wall hook and nail are included.

Printmaking:Aquatint on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.5 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.