To Boldly Go

a lithography print.
size: 9x12

I'm thinking of selling copies of this! Message me somehow on DA if interested. notes or comments are fine.
The copies are all hand printed on Stonehenge (cotton based) paper. I have a variety on white paper and on slightly grayer paper.
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Description from my tumblr post at MeghaDee.tumblr.com :

"This was probably my favorite..and most nerve wracking printing process. Nerve wracking only because I was worried that somehow things might go wrong with the base I was drawing on (apparently it’s very sensitive to humidity and temperature changes) and that we would be printing with heavy (and expensive) machinery (did I mention expensive?).

I kind of combined the style of late 18th century prints with J.C. Leyendecker and then my own twist on things. I’m very comfortable and patient with pen and ink, and it is one of my most preferred mediums (which is why this will likely end up being my favorite process).

I can’t explain the process, but I can tell you why it’s cool. Basically, you draw with special pens (sharpies and BIC CRYSTAL ink pens, to be exact, it has to do with the chemistry of the ink) on special paper. You then dampen the paper and ink it with a roller, and SOMEHOW, through the magic of science, the ink only sticks to the areas that have been drawn with the pen. This means you can pretty much do as detailed or as simple as a drawing as you want, and if everything goes right…reproduce it over and over again. It’s a lot more detailed than that, but you can catch my drift.

As for the topic, I just threw some things that I liked together. Space, sexy gents, sexy studies, fancy furniture, science, intelligence, and did I mention space?
I also watched roundabout 12 Star Trek (the original series) episodes while working on this. "
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