I am selling these pieces individually or as a set of four, matted individually. If you want the set, they will be $500 total. Email me at pelto.jill@gmail.com to get this price, and I will make sure all four are still available!
This is a series of four monoprints I made for a printmaking class in 2014. I wanted to show large species that have some level of endangerment — from vulnerable to critical. This status could be regional or more widespread. I wanted their gazes to meet the eyes of the viewer, a direct challenge.
How I made these: Monoprints are a bit nerve-wracking, because as the name states, you have one shot for one print! I did test runs before working on the final set. To start, I rolled out black ink onto a piece of plexiglass. Next, I used primarily Q-tips as an unexpectedly perfect tool to remove ink and achieve an animal fur effect. This means I was working in reverse from drawing, instead of adding dark marks, I was removing ink to create lighter tones. Once complete, I used a printing press to transfer the image onto paper, and then it was gone from the plexiglass!
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Original Monoprints, 13.5” x 13.5” Matted
I am selling these pieces individually or as a set of four, matted individually. If you want the set, they will be $500 total. Email me at pelto.jill@gmail.com to get this price, and I will make sure all four are still available!
This is a series of four monoprints I made for a printmaking class in 2014. I wanted to show large species that have some level of endangerment — from vulnerable to critical. This status could be regional or more widespread. I wanted their gazes to meet the eyes of the viewer, a direct challenge.
How I made these: Monoprints are a bit nerve-wracking, because as the name states, you have one shot for one print! I did test runs before working on the final set. To start, I rolled out black ink onto a piece of plexiglass. Next, I used primarily Q-tips as an unexpectedly perfect tool to remove ink and achieve an animal fur effect. This means I was working in reverse from drawing, instead of adding dark marks, I was removing ink to create lighter tones. Once complete, I used a printing press to transfer the image onto paper, and then it was gone from the plexiglass!
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