M O N O T Y P E S II
Monotypes are made with ink on a flat plate, and produce only a single print, (and sometimes a second, lighter pull called a “ghost print”— if there is enough ink remaining on the plate after the initial pull). Because they are one of a kind, they become more like highly technical, process-heavy drawings that require every step to be done with precision, with no mistakes, or you risk ruining the print. After the single print (and ghost print) are made, the plate is wiped clean to begin anew.
M O N O T Y P E S - P R O C E S S
Monotypes: I use the same flat copper plate to make all of my monotypes, which are printed by hand on an etching press, employing the damp paper technique and oil based ink. Once the print and ghost print are produced, the copper plate is wiped clean to begin anew. The works in this series measure 5 x 7”, and are printed on Arches Rives BFK printmaking paper, measuring approximately 7 x 9”. Each monotype is numbered 1 out of 1 prints (1/1), as is each accompanying ghost print. This body of work was printed in 2017, and then flattened, stamped, signed, and documented in 2020 and 2021.
G H O S T P R I N T S
Monotype Process: Monotypes are made with ink on a flat copper plate, and produce only a single print, (and sometimes a second, lighter pull called a “ghost print”— if there is enough ink remaining on the plate after the initial pull). Ghost prints are especially unique, as there is no way to control the variables which determine how they end up printing.
