Trans Canada Prints

Trans Canada #1, 2010, intalgio monoprint, 30″ x 22″
 

Trans Canada #2, intaglio monoprints, 30” x 22” each, 2010
 

Trans Canada #3, intaglio monoprints, 30” x 22” each, 2010

Each piece was printed from the same matrix: a weathered Trans Canada sign that I unearthed from the woods of my property. Working dark ink into the cracks, grooves and textures of the old sign, I then rolled colour onto the surface. With a damp piece of paper on top of the inked sign, I ran it through a hand-cranked etching press. The prepared plate acted as a stamp, imprinting the life of the sign into the paper, highlighting marks that time and circumstance have left behind. These marks, evidence of accumulated experience, inspire my work. Different colour application from print to print reflects shifting perspectives of the same accumulated experience.