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Frances
Swigart: Etchings
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| Architectura
F, Architectura G
These
images are 9 1/2"w x 25"h including the signature. Base
paper is 11"w x 30"h Arches buff with watermark. The copper
plate is deeply etched and inked intaglio with sepia ink.
Japanese handmade colored tissues are collaged using the
traditional French method of chine collé. This adds color
and additional texture. F refers to fluting - G refers to
gargoyle. Adhesives, inks, and papers are conservation quality.
Printed and signed by the artist with the embossed studio
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Architectura
and Beyond
Paper size is 30" x 18" |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Ionic
Capital
This
work is embossed on handmade paper that can vary in size,
22" by 30" approximately. Relief hand roll inked with a
shadow of white. Bold and contemporary the image is printed
in the method of traditional wood-cuts. A
companion piece is available, Corinthian Capital.
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Spring
This
image is 24"w x 18"h on French Arches paper 30"w x 22"h.
Reminiscent of the traditional English landscape, and the
Louisiana swamp. Find the lady rowing her boat. It is a
sepia, watercolored in pastel tints. |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Song
Bird, Night Birds
This
print is printed and deeply embossed on a smooth Graveur
paper, 22"w x 30"h. The image is 18"w x 26"h. This image
is inspired by Oriental porcelains and the work of Walter
Anderson mixed with memories of the coast. The plates look
like a puzzle when ready for printing. One pass through
the press produces the image after separate inking of 14
small plates, each etched, cut, and hand colored by the
artist. |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Newcomb
Pottery with Magnolias
This
etching is 24"w x 18 1/2"h including the signature. The
French Arches buff paper is 30"w x 22"h with a watermark
and deckel showing that each sheet is made in its individual
screen. This paper is not cut or sheared.
The watermark uses the infiniti symbol as longevity is
a priority at Arches. This mill is outside of Paris. The
artist selects papers in the knowledge that the drawing
depends on the sheet for its image.
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Newcomb
Pottery with Gladiolias
The
vessels depicted are from the Newcomb Pottery Guild (circa
1920). Sadie Irvine was a master designer and decorator
in the guild. She taught Frances Swigart at the Sacré
Coeur. This image is a tribute to Sadie.
The double plates are intaglio with à la poupée. See the
two plate marks embossed in the image. À la poupée is
the traditional French hand wipe blending several colors
of ink on the same etched plate. After the ink dries,
this image is water colored. |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Goldfish
This
etching is printed on black handmade paper (31"w x 22"h).
The inspiration was Oriental black lacquer and koi. |
Goldfish,
Frogs
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playful pair of goldfish and frogs are original prints
on deeply textured black handmade paper. The etched
plates are wiped intaglio and relief rolled with green,
metalic copper and peach inks. After printing, they
are hand painted with gold gouch. Paper size is 31"
x 15". |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Botanical
Cure, Botanical Remedy
The artist,
Frances Swigart, has drawn a suite of 12 botanicals etched
on copper plates. She hand inks and prints them on an antique
press in the artist's atelier (studio). The paper (17"w
x 27"h) used is handmade and embedded with plant material.
After printing they are water colored. |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Chrysanthemum,
Day Lilies
The artist,
Frances Swigart, has drawn a suite of 12 botanicals etched
on copper plates. She hand inks and prints them on an antique
press in the artist's atelier (studio). The paper (17"w
x 27"h) used is handmade and embedded with plant material.
After printing they are water colored. |
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Hybridum,
Iris
The artist,
Frances Swigart, has drawn a suite of 12 botanicals etched
on copper plates. She hand inks and prints them on an antique
press in the artist's atelier (studio). The paper (17"w
x 27"h) used is handmade and embedded with plant material.
After printing they are water colored. |
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Swigart
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©Frances
Swigart
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| Narcisses,
Natures Bouquet
The artist,
Frances Swigart, has drawn a suite of 12 botanicals etched
on copper plates. She hand inks and prints them on an antique
press in the artist's atelier (studio). The paper (17"w
x 27"h) used is handmade and embedded with plant material.
After printing they are water colored. |
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| Carnavale
Carnavale
(Mardi Gras) revellers dance in traditional European costume.
Each of the suite of 5 etchings is printed on buff, archival
paper from the Arches mill of France. 22 Karat gold leaf
is applied adding festive glitter, a tradition of the season.
Image size is 2.25" x 3" with paper 8" x 10".
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1014 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 USA
phone: 504.862.0606 fax: 504.862.0670
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