Proof made on October 19th,
in Albuquerque
6 x 6 inches
Unetched
Unetched
I used a tool made by Dennis Liberty,
basically a sharped and curved nail
in a pin vise
What a print might look like,
simulated by XnView
I etched the plate in ferric chloride for 30 minutes,
in Albuquerque
WITHOUT taking off the BIG grounds,
I inked the etched plate with Akua black ink
The proof
next to the inked plate --
note that the BIG grounds are still on the plate
I cleaned the plate with mineral oil and alcohol, and the BIG grounds were still on the plate. Which means that I might be able to add lines, and etch the plate again -- without re-coating the plate with more grounds
At Remarque/New Grounds I found this Golden Stop-Out varnish, that they might have be using as hard grounds.
Later, about the 25th of October, I took the plate down to Manuel Guerra's studio in El Paso -- the Horned Toad Prints taller. He proofed the plate on the small E-09 Conrad press I lent him, and with many different inks. The subtle variations were stunning, with a range of dark to lighter proofs.
Best proof
The wide variation of proofs
with different inks
The 8 x 8 inch plate,
fit perfectly on the small E-09 Conrad press
Manuel Guerra gives is a crank --
will it be good enough for the
with he is co-sponsoring?
Things looking good
at Horned Toad Prints taller
in El Paso
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