During the past week in Spring-deprived Ballarat, I editioned and
hand-coloured the linocut Four Eyes, destined for Impressions 2012,
the fundraising exhibition at the Australian Print Workshop in Melbourne, which
opens on November 30.
The image, a continuation of a long-term fascination
with the concept of the Other, also draws from my repertoire of masks and moths. The latter, Milionia aetheria, hails from Queensland, in northeastern Australia.
Pictured above, from top: The project in various stages
of development; and (immediately above) completed work: Four Eyes, 2012, linocut, hand-coloured, 15 x 20 cm (image) on Velin Arches paper 250 GSM, 25 x 38 cm, edition: 10