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So W h a t Is a Print Anyway? I r i n t m a k i n g is o f t e n c o n f u s i n g t o t h e v i e w e r . A s i t is i m p o r t a n t f o r t h e public t o k n o w w h e n a w o r k is a visual a r t s by Carole Badgley accounting for the n u m b e r o f prints in t h e e d i t i o n . E a c h p r i n t h a s a s p e c i f i c n u m b e r ; f o r e x a m p l e , 12/25 (the reproduction, the following general i n f o r m a t i o n may b e o f help: e d i t i o n is 2 5 , t h e p a r t i c u l a r p r i n t is n u m b e r 12). It h a s b e e n s a i d t h a t t h e r e is n o Original Print greater o r lesser value attached t o a low numbered p r i n t than a high num- An image that has been c o n c e i v e d by executed b e r e d p r i n t s i n c e e a c h p r i n t is i n k e d i n d i v i d u a l l y a n d is a n o r i g i n a l . T h e o n l y e x c e p t i o n t o t h i s is t h e drypoint t h e a r t i s t as a p r i n t a n d s o l e l y as a p r i n t , usually in a n u m b e r e d edition, and signed in pencil by the a r t i s t . E a c h p r i n t i n t h e e d i t i o n is a n original, printed f r o m a plate, stone, screen, block, o r other matrix created for that purpose.There is n o o n e are m e t h o d i n w h i c h a s t e e l n e e d l e is used t o draw directly o n a metal plate creating a f u r r o w -- a rough b u r r . T h e f u r r o w h o l d s t h e ink. A s t h e p l a t e is u s e d , t h e f u r r o w s w e a r so, t h e r e f o r e , a l o w e r n u m b e r e d point w o u l d be m o r e desirable one o f a higher number. down drythan original print f r o m which copies m a d e . E a c h p r i n t is i n k e d a n d p u l l e d i n d i v i d u a l l y ; i t is a m u l t i - o r i g i n a l medium. T h e n u m b e r o f p r i n t s in t h e e d i t i o n is d e c i d e d b y t h e a r t i s t . T h e sequential numbering provides an Reproduction ^ O f t e n called a print, but has n o relationship whatsoever to an original print. < 17 Quartette musical mosaic ofcajun, soul, gospel, rhythm & blues, and country It i s a c o p y o f a presented b y w o r k of art conceived by the artist usually in m e d i u m (oil, a c r y l i c , w a t e r colour, mixed C E N T E N N I A L T H E A T R E N O R T H C E N T R E V A N C O U V E R S y l v i a Tyson Cindy Gwen Church Swick Caitlin Hanford & media, etc.).The reproduction most o f t e n is m a d e b y photo-mechanical means. Numbering and signing a r e p r o duction does n o t change its essence; "Free of glitzy ornamentation, . . . (they)floatthrough their own finely crafted... compositions with a simple grace rarely found in contemporary music." - N O W Magazine it is s t i l l a r e p r o duction and not an original print. 0 Carole curator badgley for the Art is the S a t u r d a y , 8 : 0 0 p m N o v 2 1 Seymour Gallery. Tickets: $20 adults $ 17 srs/stdts/group of 10 B o x O f f i c e : 9 8 4 - 4 4 8 4 Noon-4pm Mon-Sat 2 3 0 0 Lonsdale, North Vancouver