This project has developed to incorporate 3 distinct print methods to produce the imagery: solar plate etching, drypoint and linocut. Each was applied to Japanese Iwaki paper and, once dry, this paper was adhered to a sheet of 250gsm BFK Rives as a chine collé layer.

Working with 3 print layers, with each matrix being a different size, was a challenge and taught me a lot. The chine collé method, introduced to me by the amazing printmaker Basil Hall, worked out wonderfully and I’m extremely happy with the result.

I’ve created this as part of my contribution to a collaborative exhibition between The Southern Printmakers and Southern Highlands Printmakers groups. My other entry, entitled Construction, can be viewed here.