My Jesse James Adventures

View original project here. The solar plate technique is a quick, affordable and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional etching. It uses the sun for exposure and a water bath for rinsing, instead of chemical etching. The process is perfectly suited for the series, since the hands-on inking and rubbing technique allows the prints to take on …

View original project here. Using the Chine Collé process, Jesse James’ iconic portrait is printed from a solar plate onto aged pages from T.J. Styles’ book, Jesse James–Last Rebel of the Civil War. The portrait is printed on aged pages from Styles’ book. The print size is 9” x 6”. Some of the images have …