This print is a new one made from an old collograph plate that I made when I was at the Sydney Gallery school, maybe 5 years ago. This image was mostly made using impasto, on a base of mat board. A paper serviette was cut for the ruff collar, a piece of textured paper and a sticker for the headdress, 
and some minute sequin-type objects to decorate the dress. The hair and the fan are also textured papers.
You can see better on the collograph plate. This is the reverse image on mat board that one inks up and puts through the printer with the paper.
I’m now doing a series of royals, but the only print I’m satisfied with so far is the new one of Elizabeth at her coronation. This one also uses impasto, but a lot of stickers. Those gold ones that you have to pick off the backing paper- the ones that sometimes say ‘happy birthday’. I think you can probably see them quite clearly on the plate. The snood is fine Japanese paper with a grid texture, and the dress is fine paper that has a silver and white swirly print.
(You can see that effect best on the bodice.)
I’ll be reprinting some of my other new ones (Queen Mary, Henry VIII, Catharine of Aragon) next weekend.
You are so good at this! I would love to take a class with you — except you’re about 36 hours in the air away from me.
Painting like this is so relaxing, and when collage is finished — which happens all at once, I think, almost without planning it — it just satisfies something in the spirit.
Well, can’t back up and edit — but I meant to add, the collograph is new to me. But it looks like fun and the results are fantastic. (I still like the collaged piece it all comes from too.
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I thought I had commented on this but I think that must have been when I couldn’t get a web page to load and quit in frustration.
I love these, the texturing and colors are great
You open up new worlds!
Anita
These are so interesting!! I like the textured look of them. They sound like fun to do.
If you ever do decide to teach a collograph class I’d love to do it. These queens look great.
Wow, Wendy, these are awesome! I love them…. can’t wait to see the others!
hi,
I love these collographs, great textures
I love how the collography gives the prints an aged look. Definitely works well with the subjects involved.
I too, am working on collography. Particularly, Silk Aquatint; and I am venturing into Viscosity. How do you set up prior to printing for Viscosity?
I am curious because you mentioned that it took a while to prepare. Thanks so much