A small series that includes both monoprints and monotypes in which a solar etched plate brings them all together to make a series I called “Galaxia.”
Galaxia • Monoprint • The difference between a monotype and a monoprint is this that monotypes are single editions. In a monoprint there is some element that is repeated in more than one piece; in this case it is a solar print etching—the dark rectangular image that you can see repeated in Galaxia 2 and Galaxia 3. I went through a period where I was entranced by circles and they showed up in my work in various ways. To get the above-mentioned solar print etching, I scanned an image from a magazine of the inner workings of a hydroelectric dam then printed it on Mylar. The Mylar is laid over a solar plate and the plate is exposed to either sunlight or exposed to a light in a photo lab wherein exposure is more controlled. I have used retired sander belts and textured wallpapers cut in circles in these pieces.
Galaxia 2 • Monoprint • Chine-collé solar plate image and hand-inked papers on a ghost monotype print.
Galaxia 3 • Monoprint
Galaxia 5 • Monotype • Handmade papers chine-colléd to the surface. The background is a ghost print of one of the other Galaxias.
Galaxia 6 • Monotype • Handmade papers chine-colléd to the surface. As with Galaxia 5, there is a ghost print used here of one of the other Galaxias.