Here is the third fight print. I have a couple more in mind so maybe they will be forthcoming soon.
Since I was printing anyway, I tried relief printing an etching plate that I had done earlier this year. I wasn’t too excited about the way it had come out as an etching and I didn’t really know what to do with it. Printing it in relief seems to show promise though. I think this technique might be just the thing I need for this and future insect pieces. It sort of reminds me of the look of those Hyman Bloom drawings on black paper of dead fish. I will have to tinker with the ink to get it print those fine etched lines crisply. Plus I need to get a scanner so I can share these things more effectively.
One last thing: I recommend the double documentary Golub/Spero out on DVD about Leon Golub and Nancy Spero. The Leon Golub part has some incredible footage of his process that touches on a lot things I have been concerned with like using photos as source material and commenting on situations in the world as an outsider to those situations. Plus, both artists seem like really cool characters.