chiarograph: Each piece in these black paper limited editions are carefully hand created using Chiarography pronounced, 'keer-ography.' First, each sheet of archival, acid-free black paper undergoes a hand brushed basecoat, which will become the printed area. This hand application of the basecoat creates the brush stroke texture behind the printed image and ensures each piece in the edition is unique, as no two pieces will ever have the same hand painted undercoat.

The chiarograph printing process identifies the undercoat and prints only on the hand painted area thereby applying the artwork over the texture, and out to the edges of the brushwork. This creates a uniquely organic and whimsical effect to the outer border of each image. Each work of art undergoes three separate coats of hand applied varnish which not only provides UV protection to the image, but results in a luminous sheen to the finish.