BAT (Bon A Tierer) print for my zinc plate acid etching project for Printmaking class. This was my first ever try at acid etching and I must say I really like the process of carving into the ground and letting the acid make the lines for you. I have new respect for medieval artists who did things in this old fashioned method of printing. I think I like the metal plate itself more than I like the printed images I pulled from the printing plate.

With the image itself, I tried to pay homage to the original traditional medieval satire and line style. The muse gives the Artist fruit while she's slowly clawed at and drawn into an inspiration emerging from her tired form. The fruit itself comes from the product of the Artist's dreamings as she is forever caught in the cycle of creation, consumption, and completion. It's almost a self-portrait of sorts.

I think I'm going to experiment and try to add color to this with watercolor HOPEFULLY sometime this week. For now, enjoy the black and white version!

See the original sketch

15"x18". Intaglio Acid Etching. 2 months work from conception to carving and finished prints.