The two parts of this scar on an Aspen tree trunk reminded me of a painting I had made in 1979:
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- Aspen bark
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- “Dichotomy”, acrylic on canvas, 5′ × 5′
I changed the colour image to greyscale, then generated several bitmaps at different thresholds to posterize the image:
First I printed a gradient background:
Gradient backgrounds drying.
I wanted to transform the image into something that might echo the legacy of mining in northern BC, so I used metallic inks, as well as intensely pigmented colours. As with the Babarrunak Raku print I had made previously, I built up surface texture with repeated passes of clear ink. Here is the final image:
“Ore”, silkscreen 4″ × 5″
Closeup view
Update:
“Ore” has been accepted into the 8th Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial exhibition. Award-winning prints are posted here.