cotton

printmaking

cotton

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artist statement
the cotton etching suites - summary
notes about the cotton monoprints
images of the artwork
notes
where to see the work
how to buy a cotton etching
copyright reminder

Australian Cotton II

artist statement

It was a long time before I saw the beauty in this peculiar plant that was changing the face of our landscape in the Goondiwindi of the early nineties. My friends in the industry would travel to the States and come back with artwork depicting the U.S. cotton industry - an industry that was as old as white settlement in Australia. I hadn't seen anything that really enthused me about the subject until one day I saw a boll backlit by the afternoon sun. I had my muse. In the ten year time period between 1997 and 2006 I explored the subject more fully, but only through the etching medium: I have made very few cotton paintings.

the cotton etching suites - summary


1998 the Australian cotton suite sold out	2000 100% Australian cotton sold out	2002 cotton pairs limited availability	2002 the cotton line etchings limited availability	2005 two bolls limited availability	2006 cotton monoprints available

Notes about the cotton monoprints

cotton monoprint IV Printing 100% Australian cotton had been challenging: handmade paper behaves differently to machine made. The success of the image depended heavily on the ability of the printer to repeat a hand wiping on several different plates in the same etching. Consequently there were many prints that were too different from the rest of the edition to be considered part of it. These printing "mistakes", however had something too interesting in them to discard completely. I selected the small parts I liked from each print and collaged them onto their own page - highlighting their individual beauty. Unlike work that is meant to be in series, these relish the wiping and colour variations that occur in the preparation and editioning of such a complicated print. They are technically monoprints , though numbered and limited to twenty, each has slightly different colour or wiping variations from others in the "edition".
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the artwork (currently available)

	two bolls 2005 multi-plate colour etching 285 x 270mm edition size 80 printed by the artist in Full Moon Editions , Lismore limited availability
	cotton monoprints I 2006 collaged multi-plate colour etching 77mm x 77mm edition size 20 - colour and wiping variations within the edition original etchings printed from 2000 to 2006 by the artist in Full Moon Editions, Lismore This series of images collaged in 2006 available
	cotton monoprints II 2006 collaged multi-plate colour etching 77mm x 77mm edition size 20 - colour and wiping variations within the edition original etchings printed from 2000 to 2006 by the artist in Full Moon Editions , Lismore This series of images collaged in 2006 available
	cotton monoprints III 2006 collaged multi-plate colour etching 77mm x 77mm edition size 20 - colour and wiping variations within the edition original etchings printed from 2000 to 2006 by the artist in Full Moon Editions, Lismore This series of images collaged in 2006 available
	cotton monoprints IV 2006 collaged multi-plate colour etching 77mm x 77mm edition size 20 - colour and wiping variations within the edition original etchings printed from 2000 to 2006 by the artist in Full Moon Editions, Lismore This series of images collaged in 2006 available
	cotton pairs I 2002 colour etching with relief roll and wiped a la poupe 75mm x 80mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	cotton pairs II 2002 colour etching with relief roll and wiped a la poupe 75mm x 80mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	cotton pairs III 2002 colour etching with relief roll and wiped a la poupe 75mm x 80mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	cotton pairs IV 2002 colour etching with relief roll and wiped a la poupe 75mm x 80mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	the cotton line etchings I 2002 etching mm x mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	the cotton line etchings II 2002 etching mm x mm Edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability
	the cotton line etchings III 2002 etching mm x mm edition size 50 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore some availability

selected archive

	100% Australian cotton year multi plate colour etching mm x mm edition size 90 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions , Lismore on Euraba cotton paper none available
	Australian Cotton I 1998 multi plate colour etching 160 X 145mm edition size 250 (only about 100 printed) printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore none available
	Australian Cotton II 1998 multi plate colour etching 160 X 145mm edition size 250 (only about 100 printed) printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore none available
	Australian Cotton III 1998 multi plate colour etching 160 X 145mm edition size 250 (only about 100 printed) printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore none available
	Australian Cotton IV 1998 multi plate colour etching 160 X 145mm edition size 250 ( only about 100 printed) printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore none available
	Australian Cotton 1998 multi plate colour etching image size 520 x 145 mm edition size: 10 printed by the artist at Full Moon Editions, Lismore 2nd Prize Bangalow Print Prize 1998 none available

notes

For more information about techniques described go to the glossary.
Work from this series may be included in selections for the narrative project.
Prices in this series from $110 (AUD) unframed
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on exhibition (when in edition and/or available)

Australian regional galleries
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lismore: Christine's studio/gallery (by appointment) 02 66225733
Moree:The Moree Gallery 02 6767523927
QUEENSLAND
Goondiwindi: Fairway Studios 07 46713101

how to buy an etching from this series

Selected etchings from this series are available at the galleries listed above. Contact Christine directly for information about the current availability, whereabouts and price of any work. She can organise a direct sale but if your sale comes from a gallery contact, Christine will organise for the commission to be paid to that gallery - studio door prices are not cheaper than gallery prices. For more information about buying directly from the artist go to the buy an etching page.
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copyright reminder

This note is a reminder that copyright of all content on this website is owned by the artist. This means that copying and transmitting individual images in any form is prohibited by law. If you see an image and would like it in a larger format please contact us. If you see any of these images used inappropriately elsewhere, please let us know.

looking at the piles of rejected prints of the 100% Australian Cotton etching ( rejected because of miswiping , or inaccuracy to the edition . For more information about editioning and other elements to do with printmaking go to what is printmaking) i realised that there were parts that i liked in many of the prints even though they weren't part of the edition . So i selected the parts i liked cutting and then collaging them . Unlike the work that is in series , these relish the wiping and colour variations that occur in the preparation and editioning of . I have editioned them , and created sets of similar numbers that meant they would go together then collaged them. They are like monoprints, they have taken the parts that i like the most from the sereis . These have also been successfully and effectively framed within the same frame. For more details contact the artist