In January this year, I was very fortunate to be invited to join an international print exchange/exhibition curated by Rona Green. The exhibition is called ‘Freak of Nature’. It opens on Tuesday 6 September at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, and runs until the 2nd October 2011 (see invitation below).
Due to the relatively large print edition (49), and the fact that I was printing in my home studio, I knew I needed to work on a fairly simple image, in black and white. Lino was my medium of choice. I explored a variety of themes, and finally settled on an image of two sea dragons drifting through a kelp forest. There are many aspects of the sea dragon which make them appear a ‘freak of nature’, from their strange shape to their paternal habits.
The following photos show the final image and key aspects of the production process. The ink used was T.N. Lawrence’s oil based black ink, on Dutch Etch 250 gsm paper.
