The methods I use for making prints is very primitive, so editions of certain prints are more than others. I quit pulling them when the quality of the print begins to deteriorate, or the printing plate, quite frankly, begins falling apart. This is usually after 20-25 prints. The number of prints made will be listed in the description; this is all that have been, or will be made of that particular print. (I have reserved a couple of each for my portfolio- the rest are for sale.) All are hand colored, numbered, and signed.
The prints are not 'perfect' and tend to look a little rough, due to the inks, paints, papers and methods employed in making them. Each print is hand pressed, and sometimes uneven pressure results, no matter how careful I am! :) The worst ones are not included in the series, not colored, and are cut up for collage.
I wanted my prints to have some continuity, so I must add that all prints are colored the same way, meaning one print does not differ in color from the next. For example, if one print had a cat that was orange with a yellow and green background, all the prints in that series will be colored the same way.
I was very unhappy with commercial printing inks on the market so I 'invented' my own ink, and it gives more character to the prints. It is made with archival products and has been tested and put through the ringer (lol) so should last as long as anything else.
Prints are colored with various mediums, including acrylic, watercolor, gouache and tempera. Only the finest, high quality paints are ever used in my artwork. The type of paints used are described fully in each description. Only high quality papers that are archival and acid and lignin free are used. (Paper is white unless noted otherwise, and measurements are actual print image size, not overall paper size.)
Prints are shipped inside a protective acid free clear bag.
