Handwork Member
Original Etchings
by
Elizabeth Andrews
Most people are amazed when they see me bicycling down the street, eating a bagel, juggling my Roycroft Mark, and applying eyeliner - all at the same time, that is. They seem even more surprised when I tell them I write and illustrate my own stories. Sometimes, I illustrate stories that haven’t been written yet! The images that I create come from my imagination. They are drawn on copper or zinc plates and etched in acid. The plates are rubbed with oil based inks and hand-printed. Only one image is created per inking. I have drawn and written stories since I was 5 years old, but I was too attached to my artistic creations to ever part with them. Etching metal plates enables me to make multiple prints that are all originals. The etched plate is truly a labor of love and a medium that provides the texture and mysterious compliment to my poems, personal anecdotes and creative musings.
