Cyrus- this topic is very close to me at this moment.
Tonight , I am presenting my work for the first time in a large show, along side my wife and two others.
Those of you in Toronto are welcome to come it is at Arta Gallery in the Distillery District.
Editioning prints has been on my mind and that of Lauras so here is what we decided on this matter.
Laura has been selling her work privately for over 25 years and never editioned any prints, just her signature went with every print. This show tonight contains 35 of her images that we scanned and made digital silver prints, trying to go back in time and figure out which images were printed , or sold before is impossible therefore we have decided with this body of work**infared landscapes** we are keeping it an open edition. She is happy with this idea as her next few years will be spent making gum over platinums of all her best imagery.
Myself- I have only ever given two prints away of the body of work I am presenting tonight so I know exactly how many prints are out there.
I have decided to do a limited edition of 3 prints of each image. I have pricing for the size I appreciate 20x24 , but as well I am willing to make smaller or larger prints depending on the purchasers requirements, but I will only ever print three. I have a simple price structure in mind and if an image sells out tonight , I will not get rich with the cash, but at least start recouping the years of work that has gone into this paticular series.
I am doing solarizations in a wet lab and the ability to match the series is not possible and I have no need to print out each image to its full series, as I see this as a complete waste of energy. So each image bought will be distinct, I can easily track the series as there are only three of each to be done, and I have so many projects on the go I do not waste a moments sleep trying think I will retire on my print sales.
There will be a different pricing on larger prints, but not a smaller version.
I am making three rather than one print, One would be rare, but what I have found after exhaustive hours of printing the images many times , I am getting better with each printing.
So I will print on demand and try to keep good records of purchases.
Who knows after tonight , if people think the work sucks , then it will be an edition of one.
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