It's a new week.
The snow is melting and spring is back!
Putting the frustration of getting another rejection notice from an art fair application aside, I am preparing a copper plate for a new etching for the upcoming shows that I do have booked.
We ventured up north of Manhattan a few weeks ago, on the east side of Tuttle Creek, following the Carnahan Creek Road, into some of the best of the Flint Hills terrain. The area deserves another day of exploring, which we will do within the next month, but a few of the photos I have will make great subjects for the next etching.
Follow along and I will take you through the preparation of the plate, the etching process and then printing an edition of prints on my studio etching press.
The copper plate has been beveled on the edges, to prevent the edge of the plate from cutting through the paper during the press run, and polished ready for degreasing and application of the hard ground coating.
The snows of March have come and gone.
Weather in Kansas has a way of invigorating and enlivening the mundane.
It's the changes and the challenges that keep us fresh!
Stephen M. Perry
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