Dance of the Water Fairy

Giclee Print on Paper

Size: 460 x 570 mm

Edition of 250

We were on the ship “Icebird”, chartered by the Antarctic Division for its Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, when our attempts to land at Casey Station were thwarted by a blizzard. For three and a half days the wind roared and the temperature sank, and we waited for the weather to clear. The next morning, all was still and clear, and the diminutive Wilson’s Storm Petrels which had spent the time cowering in clefts in the rocks, unable to feed or fly, came fluttering out to ease their starvation. The sea temperature had dropped to about -3.5 degrees Centigrade, around freezing point, and the surface appeared sluggish and oily as numerous tiny petrels pattered over the water, each one attended by its reflection, like tiny fairies.

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What is a Giclee Print?

The picture has been printed using a giclée process with Epson pigment inks on Breathing Color Lyve Canvas: an archival certified, premium, heavy (450gsm) matte canvas. The print has also been finished with a Hahnemühle protective coating, which seals the surface and protects it from dust and fingerprints, increases moisture resistance and helps to protect from fading caused by UV rays. Tests show that this combination of materials produces long life prints, but as with all prints, exposure to direct sunlight may eventually affect the print.

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