CIRCLE OF LIFE

Etching with Aquatint

2025

TITLE : Circle Of Life

METHOD: Copper Etching with Aquatint.

EDITION SIZE : 1/60

ART (PLATE SIZE): Both Plates = 10 x 5.5 cm

PAPER: Hahnemuhle Etching, Natural. 5.5” x 7.5”

INK: Strong & Soft Black Etching Ink.

MOUNT: Size: 6” x 8” (Aperture3.5x5”) Larson Juhl 1.4mm mount & backing board in vanilla, with white core (Presented in a protective cellophane bag)

£50

This piece is printed using a copper etching plate.

Intaglio etching is a labour intensive printmaking technique that involves incising the lines & dots onto a copper plate, with a sharp point. It is then etched in Ferric Chloride, which bites the design into the copper plate. This was repeated many times on this plate. Along with an aquatint spray (which create a tooth within the lines)

The plate is then inked with etching ink. The ink sits in the grooves, whilst the surface ink is wiped off. The ink is then drawn from the incised lines, onto dampened paper, using an etching press.

Each print takes a long time to produce.

These highly detailed, intricate plates ensure each print is unique, making every piece a true one-of-a-kind etching.

I print in small editions, keeping the work precious and limited.

Please Note - Each print may vary slightly , as they are individually printed by hand.

The piece features a stylised cicada in our signature drawing style (a mix of geometry & organic lines, with fine lines and micro dots)

This insect plate also features the flower of life pattern, which is important in Sacred geometry Art

The Flower Of Life symbol is that it is believed to represent the cycle of creation. It is sometimes called the “blueprint of creation’

It is believed to be a sort of blueprint for all life, with the fundamental patterns for everything from atoms to planets and everything in between.

It represents the connections that we feel to all living things.

Etching With Acrylic Aquatint

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