Cima Dome Fire IX

This was the second of the two big ‘Cima Dome’ prints I’ve completed in relation to the affected trees from the Cima Dome Fire of 2020 in the Mojave National Preserve. With the tree's main body in this print, I painted on masking fluid in negative around the outline before printing this area & then removed the masking while the ink was still wet. Finally, I used a dry brush to enhance the scorched flowers and leaves, to signify its life & soul departing. The entirety of this print was made using gelliplates of various sizes.

The Cima Dome Fire in August 2020 destroyed over a million trees over a two-day period, a region where the Western Joshua Tree has its highest density of population on the planet. I am now working towards a charity fundraiser/print giveaway to raise funds for the replanting programme which recommences in November. Accreditation & thanks for the original photograph I used in the creation of this print goes to Kovi Konowiecki