Thistle (2026) Etchings & engravings by Mariann Johansen-Ellis

So prickly and yet so gorgeous, a thistle in bloom is one of natures wonders.

An etching is a copperplate where with the help of acid I have incised my drawing, I then add aquatint to get the deep tones of ink, with the help of rosin that gets heated onto the plate, all a bit complicated but fun, and us printmakers, we love to complicate things! You can see me make and print an etching if you go to youtube and search under my name.
Every time I print the copperplate, I have to ink it up with special etching inks, and then put it on my etching press, place the printmaking paper on top and pull it through, this of course does make for small differences from print to print, which I hope you will appreciate as a sign of the direct involvement by the artist in each print.
When the ink and paper has dried, I sing and number each print, please note I can't guarantee you get the number in the photo. The thistle is printed in an edition of 30 prints.

The size of Thistle is, paper: 14" x 10" ( 35 cm x 25 cm)
with the actual printed copperplate: 7.5" x 4" ( 19 cm x 10 cm)

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Thanks so much for visiting with me, come back soon!
Mariann

Materials used:

copper plate, aquatint, etching inks, printmaking paper, etching press, artists skill and imagination

Details:

• Etchings & engravings on Paper
• From a limited edition of 30
• Size: 25.4 x 35.56cm (unframed) / 10.16 x 19.05cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
• Subject: Flowers and plants
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock