Title | Specimen |
Artist / Creator | Erin Mickelson |
Place of Publication | Portland, Oregon |
Publication Date | 2011 |
Process / Technique | Letterpress |
Number of Images | 16 beetles |
Structure / Binding | Moveable prints |
Medium / Materials | Letterpress printed photopolymer plates, cut paper, insect pins |
Paper Stock | Rives BFK, vellum |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 3.5 x 1.5 inches (each beetle) |
Edition Size | Unique, series of 16 |
Signed & Numbered | Unsigned |
Specimen is an ink and paper insect collection consisting of moveable beetles printed from hand-processed photopolymer plates. The hand-cut and hand-inked beetles were digitally illustrated to represent a conglomeration of the predominant features of several species. Each beetle consists of three moveable layers: body, wings, and wing case.