"Stars
of Hope" combines three source images captured with the Olympus
D600L digital camera; a painting of an angel on the wall at The
Poor Farm where the curators stayed; a boat at anchor in Vinalhaven
harbor taken from Pat Nick's living room; and a page from my journal.
Eleven
layers with different composite choices and adjustment options were
used to make the digital file.
The
artist proofs were printed on the Epson 3000. The edition of 2000
was printed on an Indigo EPrint 1000 which prints 1000 11"x17" sheets
per hour. Both were printed on Arches 90 lb. hot press.
The
print is included with the Spring 1998 issue of Contemporary
Impressions: The Journal of the American Print Alliance. An
article by Norma Steinberg accompanies the print.
The
print "Stars of Hope" grew out of a week in August Bonny Lhotka
and I spent at the Vinalhaven Graphic Arts Foundation's Work Tank/
Think Shop, helping museum curators from across the U.S. explore
digital imaging. Coordinated by Pat Nick, they presented their findings
in a symposium and publication, "Media for the New Millennium",
which will help to define the nature and place of multiples in the
21st century. The title of the piece makes reference both to their
work and to Robert Indiana's studio and home, Star of Hope, an old
Oddfellow's Hall.
