Ben Edmiston

Brooklyn-based artist Benjamin Edmiston served as the 2018 Island Press Artist Research Fellow, working in residence and developing this work, Untitled (12 Grid). In the twelve-plate etching with chine collé, Edmiston assembles twelve small drawings into one playful, patchwork image by printing several etched plates onto one piece of paper in a loose grid.

Sumi ink drawings laid out on the table.

Artist standing in print shop next to his drawings on the table.

Two etching plates with drawings and a jar of sugar lift for the printmaking process.

View from above of 4 people looking at prints just after printing.

Interns and artist looking at proofs of prints just printed.

The back sides of 12 printing plates with handwritten names identifying each one.

artist arranging collage of prints on larger piece of paper

lifting the print off the plate just after printing it in the press.

artist looking at finished print on the press bed

Artist Ben Edmiston working on etching plates in the print shop.

Edmiston brought stacks of his sumi ink drawings to Island Press that served as inspiration for the final print.

Sugarlift drawings on two plates prior to etching.

Left to right: Printer Tom Reed, artist Ben Edmiston, interns Katrina Pisetti and Jackson Kramer assess the latest proofs from a few of Edmiston’s sugarlift etching plates.

Interns Jackson Kramer and Katrina Pisetti enjoy the freshly pulled proofs with artist Ben Edmiston.

Each of the 12 plates in Edmiston’s print had a human name or nickname.

Ben arranges the individual etchings on a larger piece of paper for the chine collé process.

The reveal!

Looks like we have a B.A.T.!

Editions from this project

12 grid of black geometric shapes on various rectangular backgrounds