IKEBANA PALS

By Dale Chihuly
Five-color, one-plate sugarlift and aquatint intaglio with chine colle
30"H x 22-1/2"W (paper size); 22"H x 18"W (image size)
Edition of 75; signed and numbered in pencil
Printed by Sidereal Fine Art Press, Seattle, WA, 2006


Delicate in nature, yet unmistakably Chihuly, Ikebana Pals was created using a combination of time-honored printmaking methods. Using a technique known as a la poupee, the master printmaker painstakingly dabs all chosen colors onto the plate created by the artist and produces each individual print in this manner, freshly inking the plate each time. Next, in a process called chine colle, kozo rice paper (washi) is placed between the print and the printing plate, contributing to a sublime fragility and grounding Chihuly's graceful marks.

Price includes shipping and handling; each unframed print is shipped via overnight delivery, but please allow 2 to 3 days for order processing.

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