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What's a limited edition print?
 
  Limited edition, hand pulled relief prints and serigraphs on fine art paper:
 
  identity crisis thumb   action figure thumb   part of ourselves that would hold us back thumb   between the lines thumb        
 
  interference thumb   witty, chaming, fearless thumb   the place to be seen thumb        
 
  technological advancement on the human code thumb   denial of bugs in the system thumb   waiting room fairy tales        
 
 

lost in the video series statement:

These black & white relief prints are inspired by the aesthetics and abstract nature of the digital video. Some of these originate from direct photographs of scrambled, television images where others depict an invented collage space. All of them have been further digitally manipulated and chemically transferred to various types of relief plate. The carving process further transforms each image into raw hand made marks.

These hand made pixels and lines are inseparable from the disguised and deteriorated figures they depict. An emotional distance pervades the figures as they passively confront the viewer.

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What's a limited edition, hand pulled print? Instead of making marks (painting or drawing) directly on paper, printmakers make marks on a matrix; Wood, linoleum and screen fabric stretched over a frame are some of the substrates from which I create a matrix. The plates or screen stencils (the matrix) are then charged with ink and traditionally printed onto paper, but you can print on anything that is relatively flat and will accept the ink.

An edition is when more than one copy is printed from the matrix; Since it's all done by hand, the copies are as similar as the printmaker can make them (after all we aren't machines) So each print is a work of art; like diamonds with a similar cut, each is unique. My edition sizes range from 5 to 30 copies; a "true" limited edition is generally under 250.

How long does it take? Making a single matrix can take anywhere from a few hours to a week; printing that matrix can take about 2 to 6 hours depending on the complexity of color, registration, and if the print gods are smiling on you. In fact, I've spent whole days trying to get something to print well on days nothing goes right. One thing a printmaker has to learn is when to call it a day.

The B & W pieces are just one matrix but the color pieces are several; each color is generally a separate matrix. Start counting the hours it takes to make one of these...

I don't want to know.

Lets look at some prints instead ...