This print was created specifically for the "Leftovers 2" print exhange.  The idea behind the exchange was to use whatever paper you had laying around to print on.  I quickly decided that I'd print on the back of old proofs since I have no shortage of them (5 years worth, at this point).  The bonus was that I found enough proofs on the same kind of paper that I was able to do an entire edition on the same kind of paper (Fabriano Murillo, natch), with the bonus being that people would have a section of another print covering the entire back of the paper.

To further keep with the theme, I also decided to reuse an old piece of copper that already had an image on it.  That print had been a particularly thorny pain in the ass, and I never finished it, so it was a delight to stick it in the metal cutter and chop it into pieces.  I felt a cloud lift , knowing that it had been definitively dealt with.

As for the image, it's just some guy that I walked by one day while shopping.  It's not a likeness, but the sneer and frantic search for a source of fire are genuine.

I really enjoyed the exchange (and the awesome print I got back in the mail), so big thanks go out to Amy Nack for organizing the whole thing.  There are a couple more exhibitions lined up (the first one was in Boise last weekend, which is why I now feel free to share the image online), including one in New Zealand, I think!

c.