RE: Editioning

Lisa, I always call my gum prints unique state, simply because even with
the best timing under artificial light, my prints never, just never,
look exactly the same - this is one of the characteristics of gum (I
have been told). So I will number my prints as 1 of 6 rather than 1/6.
This is in line with a traditional printmaking strategy for numbering
editions of prints that are not exactly the same.
Cheers
Kate

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Reddig [mailto:lisa@julianrichards.com]
Sent: Thursday, 1 July 2004 2:57 a.m.
To: Alternative
Subject: Editioning

Hello,

I have a gum editioning question. Please follow me through my printing
process to the query I have.

I print my gum bichromates with the sun. I have one day a week to
print,
either Saturday or Sunday. I start with 6 pieces of paper. I pick my
first
color, usually black. Use the same negative and print it once on each
piece
of paper. Because of the inconsistency of sunlight (clouds and all),
and
because it takes me a couple of sheets to get the exposure time right,
each
image looks different. Then the next week I pick another color and
print
over the first layer in the same manner. I do this for anywhere from 2
to 6
weeks. Due to the inconsistency of my printing in each layer the final
products can be quite different, even with the same colors printed on
them.

My question is, are these 6 prints an edition of 6, or are they each
unique
prints? I always thought each image in an edition had to look exactly
the
same. But I am starting to doubt myself.

Thanks
Lisa

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