First dry point etch experiments.
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Norbert Goeneutte -- Smiling Woman Reclining on a Sofa (Femme souriant etendue sur un canape)- Drypoint -- early 1890s (?) -- National Gallery of Art, Washington DC --Public domain
I like the contrast between the pale face and the dark hair and collar. The artist's of the various fabrics impresses me too. In addition, the unusual pose is striking.
For the final crustacean of May and the “really not a crab” prompt for #InsertAnInvert2024 I have opted for a far more common (and frankly less terrifying) little creature than the suggested species (that even our crustacean expert called “absolute abominations”). This little cutie on the other hand, is a freshwater water flea. Daphnia longispina is a planktonic crustacean of the 1/n
bon de la pointe sèche, je grave sur du plexiglas ; là c'est imprimé sur du papier Wenzhou, (premiers tirages) c'est pas cher. Mais bon à savoir, un rouleau de papier Kraft à deux euros supporte très bien la gravure taille douce (pas le clairefontaine, c'est un papier kraft que j'ai trouvé à carrefour). Je poste çà, voilà
Experimenting with Tetrapak printing Daphnia, weird little planktonic crustaceans a few millimetres in length known as water fleas.
This one is Daphnia longispina, a Eurasian fresh water flea found in bodies of water of various sizes, as small as rock pools up to large lakes. They mainly eat algae.
Tetrapak printing is something you can do with Tetrapak containers - in this case an empty box of juice! 1/
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