Saatchi Online

This print (from my series of several different images that deal with gargoyles on gothic cathedrals) shows two of Notre Dame's gargoyles with a Chine Colle overlay. The entire edition (size of ten) is in progress with various color combinations; this particular print employs hot pink and red Japanese papers. This limited edition uses CHINE COLLE, a printing method that incorporates color by adhering colored papers (in this case, Japanese Unryu) to the inked plate before rolling it through the press. Each print is a one-of-a-kind etching in that the placement of the colored paper and its cut form are usually different for each print. I use an oil-based, black ink from France called Charbonnel, and the paper is Rives BFK (100% cotton, also from France). The image size (size of the actual zinc plate) is nine inches wide (22.9cm) by six inches high (15.2cm); the paper size is eleven inches high (28cm) by fifteen inches wide (38.1cm). This edition is an extension of an original edition of fifteen prints entitled, WHEN THE SKY OF PARIS SCREAMS (2009, twelve remaining for sale). FRame sizes vary; 30x41cm (12x16).