Mezzotint
Grace Bentley-Scheck
Sassafras Press
My prints are collagraphs with silk aquatint. I begin by making a drawing on tracing paper.
I flip the drawing to allow for the reversal from plate to print, and I trace shapes in the drawing onto paper.
The plates are collages of paper shapes layered on a substrate, usually masonite or museum board, with silk organza adhered over the paper bas relief.
MFA,PRATT INSTITUTE
""My work seeks to reveal the hidden monumentality within the ordinary. Through the unforgiving process of mezzotint, I slowly coax light out of pure darkness, creating a stage where everyday objects become actors in a silent, dramatic narrative.""
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