Printmaking: Intaglio print

The marks on the plate Ash Grove were made using a combination of hard ground and lift ground, the etching solution is based on copper sulphate. This non-toxic intaglio technique is explained further down (11 February 2010).

Aluminium plate, acrylic hard ground, lift ground, 

waterbased Caligo etching ink 

on Hahnemuehle etching paper. 2010. 
Size: 17 x 21 cm

Clay sculpture: Gossip

If you look up the blog entry of November 26, 2009, you'll find a group of talking females very similar to this one. When I sculpted the first set, I made three figures, but decided to use only two of them. One was left over and I modelled a companion for her. 

The body language of these two definitely says something about their conversation. Unlike the more philosophical topic of the older group, this scene is mundane. It is about gossiping.

Air drying clay, acrylic paint, beeswax, concrete. 2010.