It is my birthday. I am 42 today.
The image to the right is of me intently staring at a hand mirror to view the eclipse whilst camping this spring at Beaver Creek State Park.
The image below is the gel-plate monoprint of an eclipse in a hand mirror that may or may not be finished as it may or may not capture the experience. Six colors in all. I used discarded and un-recyclable plastic for the mirror and eclipse shapes. For texture, I used a comb, a natural sponge, a paint brush, a pine cone, and oak leaves (both red and white). The printed image is 8” x 10” on 8.5” x 11” cardstock.
Hand Mirror 6-color monoprint on paper, 8 x 10