色褪せない記憶 (Memories That Never Fade) 

2023 

Irregular mezzotint stone lithograph on Lama Li 

20 x 30 inches 

An octopus at a Toronto aquarium I used to frequent, recognized me four and a half years later. I decided to immortalize it as I am aware octopi only live up to 5 years. I use an irregular mezzotint technique involving gum arabic and a tiny paint brush to draw negatively. This requires little margin of error and a great familiarity of my subject matter, my friend.