{"product_id":"who-am-i-etching-limited-edition-intaglio-print","title":"Who Am I | Original Limited Edition Etching Print (3 x 5)","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1jy618i\" data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"314\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWho Am I | Original Limited Edition Etching Print (3 x 5)\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"379\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eLimited Edition • Hand-Pulled Intaglio Etching • Cotton Paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"593\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eWho Am I\u003c\/strong\u003e is an original limited edition intaglio etching by Amy Poole, created during her early printmaking studies as an exploration of identity, perception, and self-definition through figurative reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eOnly two prints remain in the edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"954\"\u003eThis small-scale etching focuses on a cropped, intimate view of the face, rendered in close detail through engraved linework and traditional printmaking techniques. The composition isolates a partial portrait—eye, nose, forehead, and hair—tilted within the frame to emphasize uncertainty, transition, and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"959\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"k2co10\" data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eInspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eWho Am I\u003c\/strong\u003e was created during a formative period in my art education, when questions of identity, direction, and artistic purpose were central to my studio practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003eRather than resolving those questions, this work holds them visually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003eIt reflects the internal process of becoming—when definition is still in motion, and self-understanding is shaped through study, experimentation, and repetition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eThe cropped portrait became a way to examine identity not as a fixed concept, but as something partial, shifting, and continually forming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1524\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1ka5t1a\" data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eComposition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003eThe composition presents a tightly framed section of a human face, rendered through etched linework in traditional intaglio printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eThe angle of the face introduces tension and imbalance, reinforcing the feeling of transition and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1970\"\u003eBy isolating only part of the face, the work emphasizes fragmentation and focus simultaneously—inviting the viewer to complete the image through perception rather than detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"1975\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"l65bwb\" data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"1987\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2152\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17ucgb5\" data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2027\"\u003eHand-pulled intaglio etching print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ae9kqe\" data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2085\"\u003eEngraved metal\/plate process (acid etching technique)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v7kpnn\" data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003eOil-based printmaking ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zbg0a7\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2152\"\u003ePrinted on archival cotton paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"de1irm\" data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2178\"\u003eArtwork Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j8dch3\" data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2214\"\u003eOriginal limited edition print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hcjf7\" data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eImage size: 3 x 5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1plcngw\" data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2291\"\u003eOne print matted in 9 x 9 inch hand-cut mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wesa9o\" data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2334\"\u003eOne un-matted print (easily frameable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"v3c4bo\" data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2373\"\u003eOnly 2 prints remaining in edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rcm5bs\" data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eSigned by the artist (Amy Poole \/ Bridges)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wc7zn1\" data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003eProtected in archival sleeve for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kqea5e\" data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2523\"\u003eBacked with rigid board to prevent bending or damage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16ybg96\" data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003eUnframed (unless noted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2554\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"55qjw\" data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2575\"\u003eAbout This Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2577\" data-end=\"2635\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2577\" data-end=\"2589\"\u003eWho Am I\u003c\/strong\u003e is a study in identity through fragmentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2816\"\u003eIt captures a moment of transition in artistic formation, where the self is not yet fully defined, but actively being constructed through observation, discipline, and 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