“Held by a Thread” 5×7″ copper etching, limited edition 2/3

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Held by a Thread
5 x 7″ electrolytic copper etching, 2023
Paper size: 11 x 15″

This is part of a very small little edition of the plate in this state. I do plan to do some more work to the plate, so consider this a state proof. Printed in warm black ink on cream toned high quality Japanese gampi mounted to cotton rag paper.

This plate has been etched entirely using electricity. Many many hours were put into hand drawing all the tiny details. Variations in value were created by meticulously controlling the etching time for the various stages. There are so many little details to discover. My favorite part is a little spiderweb! Can you find it?

Held by a Thread, secluding myself in a tiny sanctuary, barely holding on to my connection with the world.