Song Beneath the Stars reveals Ayres's poetic sensibility—her titles often paid homage to romantic or musical inspiration, though she maintained they were "like christenings" rather than literal descriptions of the work. Created during 2009-10, this print exemplifies the ambitious scale and technical innovation that characterised her later printmaking practice. The carborundum process, which involves mixing abrasive carborundum powder with PVA and painting it onto zinc plates, allowed Ayres to
Sugar-lift aquatint and etching with carborundum printed in colours, extensively hand-coloured in acrylic paint, on BFK Rives wove paper, with full margins.Printers Proof - aside from an edition of 30
78.6 x 104.5 cm
31 x 41 1/4 inches
Signed by the artist, dated and inscribed 'PP 2/2' in pencil, on recto Dellasposa Gallery Request Price & Availability
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