Ferro E Fuoco

Due to the lack of a studio of our own, I have been dabbling in other techniques that do not involve acids.
Ferro E Fuoco is the first woodblock print I am satisfied of, but, even though intaglio and relief printing cannot be compared, I feel much more confident when I am using a drypoint.

Ferro E Fuoco, original woodblock print from a limited edition of 3, 2010.
Hand printed on Hahnemühle 300 gsm paper.
Numbered and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 30 x 40 cm / 11,81 x 15,74 inch, printed area 25 x 30 cm / 9,84 x 11,81 inch.

Ferro E Fuoco is available in our Etsy shop, PRESSURESCAPES, or you can just contact us if you do not have an Etsy account.

Interview - Printsy

Last month we had a chat with Diane Podolsky from Printsy, the community that represents the printmaking artists of Etsy.
You can read all about it here and we hope that it will offer an interesting insight into our art.
Thank you, Printsy!

The Silence Of Reason

Perched on the thin line of our subconscious, the keeper of our dreams reminds us that the flimsy fabric and the translucent threads of our dreams and memories are the materials that keep us together.
When the night comes, he is the one who lulls our reason to sleep with his haunting melody that tells to cherish our wishes, especially the ones that never came true.

The Silence Of Reason, original drypoint print from a limited edition of 15, 2010.
Hand printed on Hahnemühle 300 gsm paper.
Numbered and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm / 7,87 x 7,87 inch, printed area 10 x 12,5 cm / 3,93 x 4,92 inch.

As usual, you can find the original print in our Etsy shop, PRESSURESCAPES, or you can just contact us if you do not have an Etsy account.

The Fate

At some point of my artistic career I found out I loved printmaking.
I started collecting books and, more recently, prints, of my favourite printmaking artists, such as Max Klinger, Alfred Kubin and Odilon Redon, but I never had the chance to experiment with it until last year, when I finally had access to an etching press thanks to my friend and fellow artist and printmaker Santy.
My first prints were aquatints and etchings, but lately I have been enjoying creating drypoints on acrylic and copper plates.

 The Fate, original drypoint print from a limited edition of 15, 2010.
Hand printed on Hahnemühle 300 gsm paper.
Numbered and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 26 x 34 cm / 10,23 x 13,38 inch, printed area 19 x 24,5 cm / 7,48 x 9,64 inch.

The Fate is my first drypoint.
The allegorical representation of the bells is one of my favourite subjects for my paintings, but this time it is heavily inspired by flemish master etchers, especially Pieter Bruegel and his plates made by Hieronymus Cock.
You can find it in our Etsy shop, PRESSURESCAPES, or you can just contact us if you do not have an Etsy account.