Drypoint printmaking: To your Health

After cutting a larger sheet of plexiglass for a different piece of art, I had this little leftover begging to be made into something petite.  An early 1900’s photo of my great grandmother inspired a perfect starting point (see below), and I sketched & engraved this backlit figure at the head of a table, proposing a toast to your good health. Salut!

Pulling a proof print on my Takach press

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Getting ready to bevel the plate before inking, wiping & printing

In process: checking the flip side cross hatching in a scrap of plexiglass

Inspiration on the left, improvisational sketchiness on plexiglass on the right

Art Quote
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
~Neil Gaiman

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