In this piece the paper is prepared with water and ink washes, to create surface patterns. The wet paper was pressed against a zest grater to create tiny circular indents on the paper, before a dip pen was used to create a line drawing.
Water and ink were applied to the paper and moved around the page to create a maze like pattern.
More lines were added to the drawing using the dip pen and drawing inks.
Finally, layers of blue ink were added to the image with a brush.
I'm thrilled to announce that DWELLING, an illustrated crime novel collaboration between myself and fellow Steemian @dougkarr, set in New York’s Lower East Side, is now available in print and ePub.