If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve probably already seen these, but I thought I’d make a whole blog post about them too.

I’ve been playing around with hand etching glass since the show in Compound Gallery (which is up until June) . Seeing all the glass and wood laser etching prints inspired me to jump into this idea which has been rattling in my head for a while. These tests are on plexi glass. I will be getting a diamond tip tool to etch on glass soon. The next phase for these is real lighting tests, which I’ll post about as soon as I have finished. The lighting fixtures will change, going from side lighting with leds, making each number shine through, then switching to either back or front lighting. The skull will have front lighting, casting the inky shadow behind it.

The etching of the woman is drawn with a chemical formula for Oxytocin, which is released during orgasm. This data is also a test. I will be using it along with other data in an upcoming erotic piece. The reference photo belongs to Angela Mengoa. I am waiting to hear back from her to get rights to reproduce my version of her lovely photograph. If I do not hear from her, there will be no prints made of this piece. Below is her original photograph.



This is the etching tool I am currently using. I found it at Utretcht Art supply. It works nicely but is a bit hard on my hand as it’s steel and requires quite a bit of pressure for the deeper set numbers. I think the diamond tip tool will make this all a whole lot easier.


The Etchings: These are all photos from my phone, so they aren’t the best in the world, but they’ll have to do for now.