LottoHEART mordançage

i've been sitting on this image for a while because it was created as a donation to LottoHEART and was just auctioned off along with 199 other works of art for their annual artwork lottery. every piece of work, donated by hundreds of artists ranging from beginner to established, is exactly 5x7 in size, and is presented anonymously so that no one knows who created each piece (hence the reason i had to wait to post mine publicly). see all the artwork that was auctioned HERE at this link, and you can also see more about the organization and get a list of the participating artists there as well.  i had fun trying to match the works donated to the artists on the list, but am not sure anyone would be able to do that for mine... this piece is a little different than my more widely known artwork. but, hopefully it will end up in a good home and help raise money for a good cause!

oh, and happy 4th of july, everyone!

everything old is new again

here are two new 16x20 mordançage prints that i made from old (previously 8x10) negatives of cherry blossoms. the finished product is always a one of a kind image, so it's cool to rework images at different scales and fun for me to see how many different looks i can achieve with the same image as a base.

winter mordançage

what do you think?

this is another 16x20 mordançage print from my march darkroom session. it's a little different than the others in that it is a single image as opposed to a composite. i'm still not sure how i feel about it, and while i usually only post the "keepers" here, thought i'd see what you all thought about it. i'm still working through this series and trying to determine what direction(s) to take, so feedback is always helpful...

if it matters, it's another taken during the snow storm in february...

click to see it larger. :)

another large mordançage

here's yet another 16x20 mordançage / gelatin relief print from my printing session back in march. this is an older negative made from images of cherry blossoms from 2009, but i enlarged it (the previous images i made were 8x10, so this is a significant change!).

despite the size difference, the prints themselves are very different because it is impossible to duplicate a mordançage print exactly. each version has unique color and texture, which is awesome from my perspective. hopefully you think so too!

(as always, click on the image to see it a little larger!)

more mordançage

here's another 16x20 mordançage / gelatin relief print from my darkroom session in march! :)

(click the image to see it larger!)

BIG mordançage prints

yes, i am aware that it's been ages since i've posted. but i've been very busy in the darkroom, and have lots of new images to share. my latest batch are 16x20 mordançage (gelatin relief) originals, which is super cool to see them so large. here's one that is based on images that were taken during the snowpocalypse in february, and i'll post more later!

(click the image to see it a bit larger!)