Re: My first platinum-palladium over gold leaf prints
I agree-- I think they're just incredible. I would love to see the
real thing. Who would have thought to apply the gold leaf on the
back of the image (did I read that right?). My favorites are the
parking meters; 3 trees near water; and the school and trees in
Scotland.
I didn't have any trouble opening this with Safari or Firefox.
On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Judy Seigel wrote:
Hi Dan -- they're marvelous, really thrilling. My favorite (of
course we have to have favorites) is the first one: the parking
meters ! That's, first, because it's beautiful, but also because
we don't *know* it's beautiful until we see your print. (After all,
we know that butterflies and the Flatiron, bats in the field etc.,
are -- or ought to be -- beautiful. Who knew parking meters?)
So when I read your comment that you're trying to figure out what
looks good in this process, I think... well, maybe even a genius
doesn't know until s/he sees it. Although (ouch!) it must be
expensive to do, it's cruel to rule anything out in advance.
In any event thank you. And to all who haven't seen it, you must.
(Plus 3 cheers to Camino --- it took me there on the first click.)
Judy
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Dan Burkholder wrote:
This evening I finally photographed the first group of platinum/
palladium over gold leaf prints. I've printed more than the nine
on this site but these are the most successful to date. After
doing a lot of inkjet printing over the past couple years, it felt
very refreshing to be involved with handmade processes once again.
In some way, this work is almost a rebellion to the direction most
photography is taking. The prints are small (4"x6" up to
5.5"x8.5"), unlike the trend to giantism that the medium is
experiencing. I also wanted to make prints with a look and feel
unlike anything we can produce with an inkjet printer.
I started testing different vellums and sizes in December and am
starting to get a feel for what works and what doesn't. The harder
issue (for me at least) is learning what type of images work well
in this combination and which don't. It's like all of photography;
the "why's" are always more difficult than the "how's."
The images themselves are a mix of old and new, taking some years-
old images that are favorites along with new work from our new
home in upstate New York and exploring the print impact with the
gold. The "Flatiron in Spring, New York" image is my first effort
at bimetal gilding. The Flatiron is in palladium leaf and the rest
of the print is in 24K gold. I'm eager to do more of this Au/Pd
leafing. I gotta admit that there's something fun about making
prints in which the final image is comprised of three precious
metals, all of which are completely insensitive to light. ;^)
I will be out of pocket for a couple of days and won't be able to
reply very promptly to questions or comments.
Thanks for looking here:
www.DanBurkholder.com/gold
Dan
info@DanBurkholder.com
www.DanBurkholder.com
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