(By Mitch Kahn)
Much like the sculptor who creates a work by carving away unwanted material, the monotype artist removes unwanted ink from a fully inked plate, in a mirror image format. The result is a unique “one-off” print (with perhaps a secondary ghost print). Here we follow the process from beginning to end.
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- Click above image to start.
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- Charlie Yoder manning the press.
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- Prints laid out to dry.
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- Bill Creevy at work.
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- Tom Shelford at work.
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- Kathleen Gray at work.
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- Bob Mueller’s plate ready for the press.
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- Georgette Sinclair’s plate ready for the press.
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- Centering the plate on the press.
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- Paper carefully centered over the plate.
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- Layers of felt to provide pressure.
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- Through the press.
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- Ready to unveil the masterpiece.
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- Removing the plate after a second ghost print.
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- Harriet Alter
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- Naomi Campbell
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- Will Cosby
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- Annie Shaver-Crandell
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- Bill Creevy
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- Marsha Dorin
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- Charlene Keogh
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- Beth Kurtz
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- Sherry Lane
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- Bob Mueller
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- Bob Pillsbury
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- Lauren Redding
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- Tom Shelford
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- Georgette Sinclair
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- Susan Story
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- Patricia Wynne
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