Sarah Nicole Phillips, Enclosed, 2017
Photogravure
Plate size: 7 1/2” x 6 3/8”
Paper size: 12” x 10 1/2”
Edition of 50 with 5 Artist’s Proofs and 5 Printer’s Proofs
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects

Enclosed by Sarah Nicole Phillips is a photogravure made directly from the artist's collage. Sarah typically works making collages using the patterns she finds inside security envelopes. Photogravure is traditionally made by exposing an image (printed or drawn on translucent paper) into a photosensitive gelatin film. This film is applied to a copper plate and acts as a variable resist during the etching process. Here we have exposed the gelatin film directly from Sarah's collage without using any other mitigating photo-reproductive process. Enclosed is a 7"x8" plate printed on heavy duty archival cotton rag paper. The edition size is limited to 50 with 5 artist's proofs and 5 printer's proofs. Ships flat ready for framing, or can be framed in house at additional cost.