The Sculpture Series

This page provides a little more information about the photographs originally shown at the Liquid Assets gallery in Ashland, Oregon. Tap each photo below to see it full-screen, and if on a mobile device, tap the white dot in the lower right corner to view the image's name, description, and price.

If you are interested in purchasing a print, please reach out directly.

These are large format silver prints behind thick acrylic with no border or frame, and appear float slightly off the hanging wall. The acrylic captures light and the images appear to radiate light from within. All images are printed at 40ʺ in their longest direction (they range from 40ʺ × 26ʺ to 40ʺ × 40ʺ) except for the two very-wide images, “Valeria” and “Florentina”, which are printed at 60ʺ wide.

These prints were originally released as a limited edition of only five (ever to be printed) each. However, the company that pioneered this unique printing style unfortunately went out of business — so it’s no longer possible to print these in this method ever again! That means that for most of these prints, only ONE will ever exist. Once the current prints are sold, that is the end of the story.

For those who’d like to one day hang these in their VR gallery, these were listed as NFTs as well. The limited edition NFT sale is currently on hold while the crypto market recovers, however there are a few NFT on the resale market today. You can see the full NFT gallery here.

For more about the prints, including technical information for those curious, scroll down past the photos.

Technical Shooting Details

These photos were all shot on digital cameras. All but one were shot on the medium format Leica S2, a 36 megapixel camera, and one was shot on an infrared modified Canon 5D Mk II.

Technical Editing Details

I have shared a lot of information about the process used to achieve the final look here, including publishing a narrated, highly-accelerated video of the start-to-finish editing of the image "Alessia". I have spread the information around multiple websites, but clicking here is a good place to start. In brief, each image was retouched and treated and scaled using Aperture, Photoshop, Nik Silver Efex Pro II, Perfect Portrait, Perfect Resize, and Photokit Sharpener II. All editing was done on a Mac.

Technical Printing Details

The images are printed on a metallic paper, which is then adhered to a 1/2ʺ slab of acrylic. Each edition will be unique in the imperfections inherent in such a mounting process. The prints weigh somewhere between 70 and 100 pounds each. For information on hanging one on your wall, see the "mounting" section below.

Limited Edition Availability

Each image is being released as a limited edition of only five (updated; see introduction above). With the exception of artist test prints and a single, smaller model proof, there will be no more prints made of any of these images — ever. When purchasing a print, you will receive a signed statement to this fact, verifying the edition number you have purchased. An edition number is issued only upon payment.

Shipping

If you are not local to the Ashland, Oregon area, arrangements can be made to ship a print anywhere in the world. Given the size and weight, it will likely be shipped freight. Shipping is not included in the purchase price. Please contact me for a shipping estimate if required.

Mounting

Given the size and weight of these pieces, mounting is a serious issue to consider. The back of each print features a stainless steel brace system that is spot welded together at 5600℉ for ultimate strength. The top bracket is shaped as an inverted L, and a matching S-shaped steel mounting bar is included with each print for attaching to your wall. This S-shaped piece must be mounted into a stud in the wall, and the print simply cradles over the mounting bar.