Initial proof on Fabriano paper with Charbonnel ink.

I’m kicking off the new year with a great new project for a client — an edition of 15 portfolios, each containing fifteen images photographed in the Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in Utah. The images, approximately 11″ x 7″,  will be printed in polymergravure and presented in handmade clamshell cases.

Today was the first full day on the project and was spent making plates and proofing different papers and inks. As the weeks progress I hope to post more often, especially photos, showing the both the progress and the problems…