About the Element
This is a man-made element, created by bombarding bismuth-209 with
accelerated nuclei of iron-58. The most stable isotope of this highly
radioactive metal has only a 720 millisecond half-life and so only a
few atoms have ever been made. It was named in honour of Lise Meitner
(1878 - 1968), the Austrian physicist and mathematician who first
suggested spontaneous nuclear fission.
About the Print
I hadn’t heard about
Meitnerium nor Lise Meitner before this project and so researching it
was the first hurdle. Although the element itself is short-lived the
idea that a woman had been honoured in this way made using her portrait
the inspiration for the print. I love the finality of a reduction
print; the knowledge that if the later colours print badly then the run
is lost can make the whole process a little more nerve-wracking! The
print is 6"x6" printed in Speedball water-based inks and on 300gsm
paper.
About the Printmaker
I am a theatre
designer and printmaker living in London, UK. I discovered the joys of
printmaking from a very enthusiastic art teacher at school and so I've
been involved in printmaking off and on for twenty years. I have been
experimenting with different intaglio and relief methods and enjoy the
way the physical process and the design grow together.
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dinahengland.com
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