Prints
Etching, Materiality and Living Surfaces
Eleanor Havsteen-Franklin's experimental printmaking explores organic forms, materiality and the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman life. Drawing on botanical and biological structures, her etchings bring intentional marks into dialogue with unpredictable material processes. Through techniques including foul biting on copper plates and stitching into Japanese paper, she creates tactile surfaces evocative of skin, plant tissue and other living structures. The transformation of etched lines into three-dimensional forms challenges distinctions between drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
Cryosphere II, Etching and spit bite 2023, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Cryosphere, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Cappillus, Etching and surface roll 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Cappillus II, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Formis, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2023, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Formis detail
Crescencio, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Tenebris, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 39.5 X 44 cm
Sub crescente, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Sub crescente II, Etching and spit bite, 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Sub crescente III, Etching 2023, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Terra II, Etching 2022, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Terra, Etching 2022, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Concipio, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2022, Edt 20, 54 X 59.5 cm
Cilia II, Etching 2022, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Cilia, Etching 2022, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Concipio II, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2022, Edt 20, 54 X 59.5 cm
Aboreal, Etching 2021, Edt 20, 59 X 54 cm
Aboreal II, Etching 2021, Edt 20, 59 X 54 cm
Incrementum, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2020, Edt 20, 44 X 39.5 cm
Dehiscent III, Etching and spit bite, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Dehiscent II, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Acaulescent, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2017, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Adnate Detail
Tundra, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 39.5 cm
Aether, Etching on Japanese paper 2019, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Tundra II, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 39.5 cm
Venae Cordis, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Venae Cordis II, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Afficere III, Etching 2017, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Afficere II, Etching 2017, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Aether II, Etching 2019, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Adnate, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2016, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Afficere, Etching 2017, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Convergence, Etching 2019, Edt 20, 37 X 43 cm
Convergence II, Etching 2019, Edt 20, 37 X 43 cm
Convergence Detail
Venas, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Venas, Etching and spit bite, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Dehiscent, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Venae Cordis III, detail, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Emergent II, Etching 2019, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Emergent, Etching 2019, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Emergo, Etching 2016, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Emergo II, Etching 2016, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Emergo III, Etching 2016, Edt 20, 59.5 X 54 cm
Venae Cordis II, Etching, 2020, Edt 20, 43 X 37 cm
Fljóta, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2019, Edt 20, 37 X 43 cm
Fljóta detail
Forma, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2018, Edt 20, 54 X 59 cm
Conflorescence III, Etching 2018, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Conflorescence II, Etching and spit bite aquatint 2018, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Forma detail
In Forma, Etching and spit bite aquatint 2018, Edt 20, 54 X 59 cm
Lapilli II, Etching 2017, Edt 20 54 X 59 cm
Lapilli III, Etching 2017, Edt 20, 54 X 59 cm
Lapilli, Etching 2017, Edt 20, 54 X 59 cm
Ovular, Etching 2015, Edt 15, 59 X 54 cm
Ovular II, Etching on Japanese paper, 2015, Edt 15 59 X 54 cm
Pulmonem, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2016, Edt 20 59 X 54 cm
Pulmonem II, Etching and spit bite aquatint 2016, Edt 20, 59 X 54 cm
Pulmonem III, Etching 2016, Edt 15, 59 X 54 cm
Conflorescence, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2018, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Sepal, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2015, Edt 15, 43 X 37 cm
Sepal Detail
Sepal II, Etching 2015, Edt 15 43 X 37 cm
Coalesce II, Etching 2014, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Sepal III, Etching 2015, Edt 15 43 X 37 cm
Coalesce IV, Etching and thread on Japanese paper 2014, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Areola, Etching 2016, Edt 15, 43 X 37 cm
Coalesce Detail
Areola II, Etching 2016, Edt 15, 43 X 37 cm
Areola III, Etching 2016, Edt 15, 43 X 37 cm
Coalesce III, Etching 2014, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm
Coalesce, Etching and thread on Japanese Paper 2014, Edt 15, 37 X 43 cm