Garden Visitors etching These four cute cats are

These four cute cats are very expressive

Optical technology allows us to glimpse the unseeable

The cool mountain water to drink

This piece was created in 2007 as part of an ongoing series of cityscape prints

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Garden Visitors etching These four cute cats areMy garden visitors are increasingly rare these days. Last year, I saw a thrush, bat and hedgehog only once, although the bees are more common. My printmaking process is drypoint on plastic, printed with Akua intaglio ink, and later coloured by pouncing Intaglio ink onto and around each small image. I wanted both the sharp black of the print, and the jewel like colour its a way of celebrating these thrilling visitors.