The Church of Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons | Bordeaux, France - photogravure print - The Weekly Edition

The Church of Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons | Bordeaux, France - photogravure print - The Weekly EditionThe Church of Saint Louis des Chartrons Palais Royal Bordeaux, France The churches in Europe overwhelm me. Glorious in detail and history they leave me with a sense of amazement and wonder. I have just started printing the negatives I made inside of these important spaces and the pictures feel to me like small glimpses of the beauty that resides in the details of the interiors. Hand pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel Noir 55981, Bistre,

I could only see parts of it through her scarf and made this photograph in anticipation of the others to come that day

Polymer plate gravure print approximately 6x8 inches

I still find the genre rewarding and rich with possibilities

I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and  3 A/P prints

with a small hole at the top

8 x 10 inches on an 15

It is a special day for me to explore this old favorite negative in my new favorite printing process and see how I could interpret it as a photogravure

Mine is in the knife drawer in my kitchen

I found the architectural details in Paris captured my attention over and over again

Alt process printing like Platinum

5x7 platinum print

This was a break from the canvas backgrounds I usually used at this time