The Drift - Original Hand-Finished Mezzotint and Debossing
The Drift is an original mezzotint and embossing which is hand-finished with watercolour by artist Rhianna Catt. The plate itself is cut to the shape of the bee, allowing the image to be debossed directly into the paper, adding subtle depth and a sculptural quality to the print.
The name comes from the old fashioned collective noun for a group of bees, "a Drift".
The prints are hand-finished with watercolour, therefore each one is subtly different and unique. The paper is ripped by hand, therefore the prints may be of slightly different sizes.
This piece is part of a series called The Tiny Entomology Collection. The rest of the collection can be found here: https://rhiannacatt.myshopify.com/collections/the-tiny-entomology-collection
Title: The Drift
Medium: Mezzotint & Debossing - Hand-Finished with Watercolour
