I added a 3rd colour & finished my very small edition of hand-printed aluminum foil lithographic prints of a wolpertinger, a composite creature from German folklore. A mythical deer-hare hybrid, something like a jackalope, often described as a fanged hare with antlers, bird parts (like wings or feet or even beaks) & other small mammal parts like those from a fox, pine marten or, as in this case, a squirrel body. š§µ
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Bavarian taxidermists have made all sorts of hybrids of various sorts purported to be wolpertingers. Despite the fangs, itās supposedly a herbivore but will defend itself with a skunk-like spray which leaves a stench for 7 years!
Each of these prints was using ākitchen lithoā or a lithographic printmaking method employing aluminum foil, vegetable oil, cola, water and oil-based inks, in black, green and yellow. Itās rather tricky but kind of amazing that it works. š§µ2/
And the registration (my least favourite printmaking task) was surprisingly easy. I usually avoid oil based inks but the possibilities here have convinced me to get some more. The prints are made on lovely, handmade Japanese gampi paper (11ā x 14ā).
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@chrisamaphone Iām brand new to this process but I took a workshop with Valerie Syposz and she shares quite a bit on her Instagram (@valeriesyposz).
Broadly itās:
-draw on aluminum foil with media with grease (grease pencil, permanent market, oil pastelā¦)
-etch it with cola
-wet it
-roll on ink and print
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chris martens
donkey herder, fowl friend
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