Art
Coils & Crews
- Item Number
- 112
- Estimated Value
- 900 USD
- Sold
- 320 USD to kh3216f65
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Artist: Shelly Carr
Photo-etched Copper
Just like creating an intaglio print (an etching), the copper sheets must be sanded and cleaned and the image transferred and blocked before being submerged into an acid bath. The acid “eats” the unblocked areas. In etching, these recessed areas receive the ink to create the print.
The Artist uses this very old process with some new innovations. Thanks to all of those who needed a photo-transfer system to create circuit boards, products where created. Using just such a product, the photographic work or drawings by Carr are transferred with heat (an iron) to the prepared copper. The copper plates are placed in the acid bath, etched, cleaned, and treated with heat to create the variation of colors on the copper (patinas).
Item Special Note
Carr's work is very well-known in the Pacific Northwest, in addition to gracing the walls of The Center over the years, her work has also shown at the Port Townsend annual juried show at Northwind Arts Center, Bainbridge Islands's juried Arts & Crafts show, Gig Harbor's History Museum, and currently has ongoing displays at Childhood's End Gallery and Art House Designs in Olympia.
"In the vibrant arts community of Olympia, I have found joy for more than forty years creating, teaching, administrating, and volunteering as a supporter of the arts.
"Certain media grab me and won’t let go. I have been under the spell of copper since 2006. Using a photo-etching process, my photos and drawings are transferred to, and etched into, copper sheets. Patinas are achieved primarily with heat. It is a long and laborious process using a medium at top price, with results uncertain and problem solving continual. And yet, I love it. I am an enchanted servant of this medium. Sometimes I etch a single design. Usually I combine multiple images into 'Copper Quilts'."
From http://shelleycarr.com/
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