Her prints convey emotion and humor through composition, but more so, through her handling of the tricolor gum bichromate, sometimes starting with a layer of cyanotype for a full color print. The concept behind the images in the Gender Vanitas series is clearly represented with this process, allowing for humor, irony, and a sense of antiquity behind a stereotypical culture. This is a great example of what can be achieved with the split process in gum, rather than monochromatic prints.
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