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Although best known for his work in sculpture, most notably in clay, David Gilhooly has made frequent departures into the medium of print. In 1983 Gilhooly invited to work at 3EP Press in Palo Alto, California. Although not totally new to the medium, Gilhooly saw not knowing the "rules" to printing as an advantage.

"I had done prints during my student days, so I had a general idea of the process, but it wasn't until I was at 3EP that I actually got to experiment with some of the different techniques and later invent some of my own. It also gave me the opportunity to remember that everything on the plate had to be backwards in order to print correctly on paper."

After a false start or two, Gilhooly went with what he'd been exposed to as a student, the etching. Using large zinc plates and an electric engraver, he was able to get a quick start on his first successful images Food Descending the Staircase and My Daily Bread. In an effort to make each print unique the artist applied color to the plates using a brush and changed the color scheme after each pull.

 

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