Hand cut Copperplate, aquatint etching

Jenny McCabe, 2024

All my work starts with drawing - I aim to capture the movement and energy of the birds.

To make the etched marks the plate is then coated with wax and lines are scratched into the wax, then the plate is immersed in a bath of ferric chloride many many times to etch the lines and tones of the image.

The etching plate has then been cut out by hand using a jewellery saw, in a lengthy and intricate process.

The colours are added during the inking stage and blending them during the wiping of the plate.

Each print takes time to print and is not a process one can rush.

Printed as a small edition of just 24 (all artwork signed and numbered)

Printed on Fabriano 300 gsm paper

Paper size approx 30cm x 30cm

Image size approx 20cm x20cm

Sold unframed (shown framed as an example)

all orders are sent in a recycled, reinforced cardboard folder or tube ready for framing.