MLYON.com » Embedded http://mlyon.com Mike Lyon painting, drawing, printmaking, furniture, photography, and other stuff Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:17:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 64 embedded self-portraits http://mlyon.com/1996/05/64-embedded-self-portraits/ http://mlyon.com/1996/05/64-embedded-self-portraits/#comments Tue, 28 May 1996 20:18:50 +0000 Mike Lyon http://mlyon.com/?p=603 Here was an experiment to see if I could juggle the big image made of smaller images made of smaller images. The small self-portraits are made of 25 pieces, each of which can carry any of 5 values of lightness or darkness. This was the practice piece for the big self portrait you’re about to see…

]]> http://mlyon.com/1996/05/64-embedded-self-portraits/feed/ 0 1996 Embedded Self Portrait tiling http://mlyon.com/1995/05/1996-embedded-self-portrait-tiling/ http://mlyon.com/1995/05/1996-embedded-self-portrait-tiling/#comments Sun, 28 May 1995 19:36:49 +0000 Mike Lyon http://mlyon.com/?p=594 This self portrait was pretty much the end of the series. I produced an edition of 25 of these for the Hand Print Press, a print making cooperative which organized an annual exchange. Similar to 64, but much more ambitions, I was very happy (and very lucky) to keep the four color plates and one large etched plate in register throughout. What a trick! When I completed the run, I decided that next time I’d try to hook up with a master printer and get the job done right!

I love looking at all the incredible (and sometimes funky) variation among the small portraits…

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