My mom and I enjoyed a night at Lake Lily in Maitland for Florida’s only evening art festival. We enjoyed taking in all the talent. It was a perfect excursion for a Friday night; low key: which is a must for Friday nights, for me. I picked up a little piece. It is an original “etching,” which the local artist, David Hunter, explains:
An etching is an original print made from an etched metal (either zinc or copper) plate. The plate is made by coating a smooth, polished metal plate with an acid-resistant coating. A needle is used to draw lines through the coating to expose the plate surface. When the drawing is finished the plate is placed in an acid solution which eats or “etches” the lines into the plate. When the plate has been etched it is taken out of the acid and the acid-resistant coating is removed to reveal the lines etched into the plate. A print called an etching is made from the plate by rubbing ink into the lines and rubbing excess ink from the plate surface. The inked plate is placed on the bed of an etching press and wet paper is placed over it. When the plate and the paper are run through the press the surface of the paper is forced into the lines on the plate and the ink is transferred to the paper to make the final artwork. Once the paper is removed from the plate the etched lines remain in the plate surface. The plate can be inked and wiped numerous times to make an edition of prints, each of which is considered to be an original piece of artwork in its own right.
I adore this small acquisition—the peaceful subject. Etchings, charcoals, and pencil drawings are my favorites. There is a aged calm to these mediums, a restraint which quietly allures.
Cheers to a restful weekend full of HIS PEACE. Go Gators! Beat Alabama!
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