Born: 1947, United States
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following is republished from the Library of Congress. This piece falls under under public domain, as copyright does not apply to “any work of the U.S. Government” where “a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties” (See, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 105).
Collage artist and master printer Kathy Caraccio opened her own thriving New York printing studio in 1977, where she has collaborated with such artists as Emma Amos, Robert Kipniss, Louise Nevelson, and Adam Pitt. Sky Door is the culmination of a plate which the artist recycled, re-cut, and re-etched, and created under the inspiration of artist Shiou-Ping Liao’s work. Caraccio was particularly struck by his use of the combed aquatint technique, seen here in the textured red passages. The delicate colors in the sky area were made using a “rainbow roll” of ink to the plate.