Handmade Wild Horses of Missouri Fine Art Book Pre-Sale
We are making our first limited edition of 100 handmade wild horse fine art collectible books that will be released in 2023.
Once the book is released, it will be shipped to you free of charge.
I am offering a unique opportunity for collectors and art buyers to help support the project and be rewarded with a unique and rare handmade fine art book featuring the wild horses of Shannon County, Missouri, while saving 50% off the price once the book is released.
I am the only artist in the world that is dedicated to making platinum and palladium handmade fine art books featuring the wild horses of Shannon County, Missouri.
During a time when everything is made by computers or imported from foreign countries as cheaply as possible, I wanted to offer a rare opportunity to collect a handmade fine art book that is made completely by hand and of the finest materials.
You can review my artist statement to learn more about the details behind the book and why I needed to create this handmade book.
I am approaching the handmade fine art collectible book from a stoic mindset. I am channeling wisdom from the ancient stoic philosophers dating back to the first century. The artwork is something tangible that I can share to help you be still for a moment and explore the benefits of stillness and modern-day stoicism. If you pay close attention to my artwork, you will be able to recognize the connections between the seen and the unseen.
OUR HANDMADE PROCESS
Every step in our workflow to make the handmade book is devoid of computers, software, or modern technology.
We photograph the wild horses with analog film and then make enlarged handmade calotype paper negatives that date back to the original invention of photography in the 1830s.
We need to make the negatives bigger than the smaller original film because the fine art prints for the book are a contact printing process that requires the negatives to be the same size as the final image.
It takes 3 days to make a single calotype paper negative. The investment of time is worth the effort and expense because they allow us to create a unique look that is impossible using modern methods.
Because we have to enlarge the original small film negative to make the handmade calotype paper negatives, we get the opportunity to use a handmade 19th-century Petzval lens that further increases the uniqueness and rarity of each handmade print in the book.
The book pages are 8″x10″, and the negatives are 5″x7″.
We have chosen to make archival platinum and palladium fine art prints for the book because of their archival qualities and one-of-a-kind viewing experience.
Discerning art buyers and collectors value platinum and palladium fine art collectible prints because of their unique beauty, permanence, and rarity.
The platinum print dates back to the mid-19th century when chemists and photographers explored ways to make more permanent photographs.
It all started in 1842 when Sir John Hershel discovered an iron-based printing process. Fast forward about thirty years later, and William Willis Jr. patented the platinum printing process that builds upon the light-sensitive research of Hershel.
Knowledgeable fine art collectors and curators prefer fine art platinum and palladium artwork because they are known for their unrivaled beauty, permanence, and investment potential.
We use the highest quality materials and chemistry supported by a proven archival workflow ensuring your handmade book and platinum and palladium prints can last for thousands of years.
If you want to follow along as we work our way through creating our handmade wild horse fine art book, you can read each new article that we release along with the supporting videos and additional information.
Handmade Wild Horse Platinum & Palladium Fine Art Book when it is released in 2023