Orchestra II
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra I
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra
The ‘Orchestra’ series below are a collection of drawings made in response to Kepler’s ‘Music of the Spheres’. The drawings explore harmonic ratios and frequencies and were hand etched onto copper plates, and hand printed on an etching press, to create a limited edition of 8 intaglio prints (raised/embossed inked lines)
Orchestra VII
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra III
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra V
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra IV
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra VI
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
Orchestra VIII
33 x 40 cm, Copper Plate Etching,
Printed onto 350gsm Somerset paper.
The photographs below, show two of the finished etchings with a detail alongside, and some of the inking process:
Orchestra II
33 x 40 cm
Etching on 350gsm Sommerset paper. Limited Edition of 5.
Orchestra II
Print detail
Orchestra VII
33 x 40 cm,
Etching on 350gsm Sommerset paper. Limited Edition of 5.
Orchestra VII
Print detail
Printing process:
The image above shows ultramarine ink that has been ground from Lapis Lazuli powder.
Inks for my intaglio prints are hand ground from artist’s pigments and mixed with oils for the ideal consistency for hand printing.
(This coloured ink was created for my moon cycle etching)
After the inks have been ground, the engraved plates are held over a hot plate which aides the application of the ink onto the copperplate ready for printing.
The above image ia a macro shot, of one of the etched copper plates before the ink has been applied.