Parchment Series XLIII

About Parchment Series XLIII

This unique embossed white print was inspired by nature and features tree imagery.

These beautiful one of a kind prints by Susan Collett are inspired by nature. The award winning ceramicist’s work in clay has influenced the delicate sculptural design of her printmaking. Like her ceramic artwork, these ‘white-on-white’ monoprints are sculptural in nature and appear to capture the fine details of tree branches. Organic tracings are embossed onto the paper so that each image is original. No one print is ever exactly the same.

“I am interested in the endless permutations of monoprinting, an instinctive approach to printmaking, more like paintings on paper with no two alike. In the process, one image is completed and printed on fine Japanese washi paper, using roofing copper as the plate substrate; and when the copper is wiped clean of ink, a new image is created.” Susan Collett

FRAMED
49 × 29 in 124.46 × 73.66 cm

Susan Collett graduated with a BFA in printmaking and ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art and won the institute's prestigious Agnes Gund Memorial Award. Collett is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. She is a recipient of the Winifred Shantz Award from the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Susan Collett's work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections including the Canadiana Collection of the Official Residences of Ottawa, Rideau Hall and in the permanent collection in Canada House, UK.