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This is a series of silverpoint drawings I made during 2003. Silverpoint operates on the same principle as pencil, using silver rather than graphite. Silver is a much harder metal, so the marks you make are lighter and finer. Silverpoint wants a very sensitive surface (not plain paper), something like gesso or gouache. I have drawn with silver on a variety of objects, not just paper - anything that has been gessoed will work.
Another feature of silverpoint is that it develops a warm patina in just a few days. Unlike graphite, it is permanent.
Many metals can be used for drawing - copper, gold, platinum, even a paperclip. And these "precious" metals are surprisingly inexpensive (and long-lasting) as drawing tools. What you do is find yourself a jewelry supplier, buy silver wire, and put it in a refillable mechanical pencil. This isn't even necessary, though. You can draw with a silver earring, or one of those gold nuggets you've got stashed in your mattress.
Some of these were displayed at Deano's Vino in Indianapolis.
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