¡Ay Gatito! by Sarah Welch

Artist Sarah Welch and I produced this print during the planning stages of the Misseen book. We needed to test several sample sheets of paper before committing to an order for the production of the book, and rather than waste those printed sheets, we decided to make a small edition of prints on paper.

This edition also market the first time we attempted to print on text weight paper. Generally, we prefer to use waterbased inks here at the studio, but these inks have a tendency to distort paper. The effect is usually greater on light weight papers, as they can not stand up to the process of the ink drying.

Yet, to our great surprise, these one color prints turned out nearly perfect and we were happy to print them and Misseen on 80# text weight. Screenprinting strikes again!

The image itself comes from one half of a two page spread contained in Misseen, wherein a young Sarah Welch, suffering from bad vision, mistook her mother’s pile of black laundry for the family cat. The realization was made when she reached out to pet said cat.

This edition is sold out. Thanks!

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