enclosure

This is the only entirely etching that is going to be in my BFA show.

It had a mezzotint background, but that plate made the image extremely dark, and I was unhappy with it.

I like the lightness of this final product.


THE IDEA:

so the latest group of work I've been working on has shifted to sea life. I have grown fascinated with the jellyfish of Palau's landocked lakes.

I'm trying to make a cultural statement by juxtaposing open ocean sea life with the jellyfish found trapped in the inland lakes.

open ocean life = the world on an international level

jellyfish = close knit cultural centers that are more local.