Perfect Smile for You - Medium A169134 Many hand finishing operations go

Many hand finishing operations go into each casting

To clean just dust carefully with a dry or damp cloth

and inlayed with ink

owing to the distinct nature of every steel piece and the atmospheric conditions during its creation and oxidation

and diamonds

Perfect Smile for You - Medium A169134 Many hand finishing operations goThis mixed media piece features an original photograph printed with archival pigment inks on cotton printmaking paper; artist Yukoi Ishii then highlights the image with colored pencils to create a painterly effect and affixes the print to a cradled wood panel with non toxic adhesive. She then coats the piece with wax to give the image a translucent quality, paints the sides of the board black, and finishes it with a clear protective acrylic. Signed