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How does he do it?
Q: How do you make these
prints?
A: I use traditional fine art techniques,
modern computer graphics technology and an antique pin-hole
perforator to make my collectible Art Gone Postal prints. Each
design calls for a somewhat different approach. Some prints
begin as India ink drawings, others begin with colored pencil
or even oil paint. Some of my works are created totally in the
computer using a painting and photo-manipulation program. All
of them require some computer graphic manipulation to add
typography and multiply the images. After I have completed the
final computer file I print a working proof on my Epson Stylus
Photo EX printer. Next I use a Xerox Docutech 50 to print
extremely light-fast laser prints on acid-neutral paper. Then
I hand perforate each print on an antique Rosback pin-hole
stamp perforator. Some of my earlier prints were perforated,
before I was able to locate the machine I use now, on a
converted sewing machine using a veterinary hypodermic needle.
Once the prints are perforated I mount each one on an
acid-neutral backing board using archival clear photo corners
and then I protect each print in a clear archival
sleeve.
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