Bestiary — Collagraph Prints
These collagraphs are prints from a collage of sand, string and various materials glued onto a cardboard plate. They are printed as a combination of relief and intaglio using an etching press. The method gives a strongly embossed effect. A series is printed from one plate. Each print is unique, due to variations in the inking up of the plate. It is only possible to make a limited number of prints from each plate as each time the plate goes through the press some of the detail is lost through flattening.