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About the Element
Turns our there is a small town of Antimony, Utah, and I based my image
on aerial maps of the town and surrounding region. A lot of towns in
the American West were named for the elements, minerals and ores found
in the area (lots of place-names with gold, copper or silver in the
name, for example, and also places like Leadville, Colorado, and
Quartzite, Arizona). The town of Antimony appears to be one of the most
unusual examples.
About the Print
It is a photopolymer
etching (solarplate etching) of an image drawn in Illustrator, laser
printed on clear film, and hand-altered with a wax pencil before
exposing the final plate. I inked the plate relief (rather than
intaglio) for this print to get the effect I was after. Daniel Smith
water-based oil ink on Somerset "newsprint gray" paper.
About the Printmaker
Although formally
trained as a biologist, I have long been interested in photography and
printmaking. I have tried a wide variety of printmaking techniques,
including linocut, monotype and collograph. But when I learned
photopolymer etching (know by the trade name solarplate etching), I
felt I'd found the right fit. The technique allows me to combine
digital work with the wonderfully hands-on feel of mixing inks, tearing
paper and pulling prints in a hand-cranked printing press.
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