Etching
Development & reflection (8)
The workshops finally reopened. My colleague Urtė and I booked a weekly session in the print room where we experienced different mediums and techniques in a short period of time, notably drypoint, lino print, and etching.
I discovered a great interest in etching; it is a very delicate process that requires delicateness and patience — and still, my etching plates were relatively small, so imagine with a large one — . Each week, I would condition plates and bring them home to etch, and the week after, I would print these and prepare new ones; it was for me, very much about experimenting and exploring this process — which I had have only tried once in the past — .
Etching is a beautifully subtle and precise technique because it’s the nitric acid that etches the plate — contrarily to drypoint— which allows the print to capture every slight and fine scratch. I like the authentic aspect and process of etching; I believe it responds nicely to my art practice.
After making individual prints, we then decided to try and superpose our plates in the press. It is a great experimental result with an artist whose universe and art practice I value and admire.
