The monotypes in this series are visual responses to Ulalume, a poem by Edgar Poe. I loved the poem in childhood and love it still for its wonderful metaphors and mysterious, broody quality. You can see the full poem at http://poets.org/poem/ulalume.
The works in this series are monotypes with some collage and painted elements. They are large scale (22X30″) and many (but not all) were created by inking an acrylic plate and using a spatula to subtract the ink and thus create the image. Some of the pictures used cutout stencils to form the white areas. The stencils prevented the ink from reaching the paper, as the plate went through the printing press. Collage elements and paint could then be added when the plate was dry.
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The Skies They Were Ashen and Sober
It Was Night in the Lonesome October
It Was Hard By the Dim Lake of Auber
Here Once Through a Valley Titanic
Of Cypress With Psyche My Soul
These Were Days When My Heart Was Volcanic
As the Lavas that Restlessly Roll
Our Thoughts They Were Serious and Sober
For We Knew Not the Month Was October
Her Wings Til They Trailed in the Dust
Let Us Bathe in this Crystalline Light
Thus I Pacified Psyche and Kissed Her
And Conquered Her Scruples and Gloom
And Now as the Night Was Senescent
And I Said She Is Warmer than Dian
And I Said What Is Written Sweet Sister
Then My Heart It Grew Ashen and Sober
Well I Know Now this Dim Lake of Auber
