Etchings
Erika Hartwieg
Reception Date: October 16, 2014, 5-7pm
I was always attracted to etching prints because of the richness and expressiveness of the line and the quality of a print from a metal plate. I purchased my first print from a mail order in 1962.
In 1971 when I came to work at MIT, I learned pottery in the Student Art Association (SAA). In a neighboring studio I was introduced to the techniques of printmaking for bartering with pots. I began with small black and white prints from copper plates, but soon left to my own devices and started to use zinc plates, which are easier to etch. Soon I explored my own ideas and the possibilities with colors and now very often combine two or three different color plates to one picture. Also solar plates offer a lot of possibilities combined with drawings. Another printmaking variation is combining photographs with etching techniques. I have now my own studio in my house.
Member of Cambridge of Art Association since 1990
Member of Belmont Art Association since 2012
To learn more about the pictures, please contact ehartwieg@gmail.com.