Friday, December 16, 2011

Cup Circles

My mason jar always leaks water, and leaves a mark on every surface it touches.  I used this familiar visual to create a set of embossments and an addition of inked prints.  Using a copper plate and intaglio methods I experimented with hard ground and oil to create the marks etched by the acid.  They were deep enough to emboss with.

Three plates in a row, embossment

3"x3" section



Inked version




Slight change in color palette




2 comments:

  1. These came out great! love the rusty color!

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  2. my mason jar cup always leaves rings too, and I mutter at the outcome. you have a talent for thinking outside the box and making beauty out of what most people consider a problem.... keep making the world a lovely place!

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