ROMAN URNS
In the glass museum in Murano, Italy, there is a dim and quiet room filled with translucent Roman urns dating from the first to fifth century A.D. The lustrous surfaces are cracked and worn and to me they represent the passage of time and vanished cultures. The urns have a stately, mysterious and otherworldly presence reminiscent of moons and planets. These enigmatic urns glow, illuminated within and without. I have photographed the urns countless times and never tire of exploring these simple images in my solarplate etchings.
These 10 x 8 prints are made from polymer etching plates that are sensitive to ultraviolet light. My original photographs are exposed on metal plates with a light box. After the plate is made, I use traditional etching methods to create an edition varié of twenty prints in which each print is one of a kind using the same plate as a matrix. A narrow range of color creates a collection that works individually and in groups.
These 10 x 8 prints are made from polymer etching plates that are sensitive to ultraviolet light. My original photographs are exposed on metal plates with a light box. After the plate is made, I use traditional etching methods to create an edition varié of twenty prints in which each print is one of a kind using the same plate as a matrix. A narrow range of color creates a collection that works individually and in groups.