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HELLEBORE 4 (NOIR)

| HELLEBORE 4 |

TITLE : Hellebore 4 (Noir)

EDITION SIZE : 1/30.

ART (PLATE SIZE): 5.5cm x 10cm.

Hellebore 4_Original Etching Print_Dionne Marshall

PAPER: Hahnemühle Etching Paper. 300 gsm. 4 deckle edges. Natural White. Cold pressed acid free (4.5" x 6.5”)

INK: Strong & Soft Black Etching Ink.

MOUNT: Size: 5" x 7” (Aperture 3.5” x 5”) Larson Juhl 1.4mm mount & backing board in vanilla, with white core (Presented in a protective cellophane bag)

PRESENTATION: This piece does not include the frame. If you would like a frame. Please send an email to Dionne@puncturedartefact.com

ART NOTES

The piece features a winter hellebore in our signature drawing style.

Each etching is signed & numbered on the front by the artist, in pencil.

HANDMADE WITH LOVE

Intaglio etching is a labour intensive printmaking technique that involves incising a design onto a copper plate. The plate is then inked. The ink is then drawn from the incised lines, onto dampened paper, using an etching press.

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.

Print 8/30

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| THE PROCESS |

THE SKETCH & THE PLATE

Hellebore 4_Original Etching Print_Dionne Marshall_ Plate Making — CREATING THE PLATE

The DESIGN is traced onto a prepared copper plate, with wax paper. It is then drawn through an acid resistant ground (Blue), with a range of etching needles (with the help of a magnifier) The exposed copper lines & dots are then ETCHED, by placing the plate into ferric chloride for a period of time. Once the line is etched to the correct depth, the line is covered up, with varnish. This plate went through this process twice, to get a mix of fine & heavy lines. In total it was etched for around an hour & a half

Here is a quick video of elements of the PLATE MAKING process

THE PRINT

At each stage, a TEST PRINT is made, to check the progress of the printing plate. Once satisfied, an EDITION is printed.

Here is a quick video of elements of the PRINTMAKING process.

The plate is only 10 x 6 cm , which you think wouldn't take too long to PRINT but in reality it does take a while! Most of the time is taken , wiping the ink off the plate, so that it has a clean background and edge. I do this first with newsprint, then tissue, then finally I wipe with my skin (and French chalk)

Printing Press_ Punctured artefact Studio — My Press

Then inked plate & damp paper is then run through my ETCHING PRESS. The high press pressure will draw out the ink from the lines on the plate. The print is then dried over a number of days/weeks.

This print in an EDITION OF 30.

Here is a GALLERY of images