Paradise Diamond Dust Hand Pulled Screenprint

Paradise gets the full treatment. This isn't just ink on paper — it's screenprint with diamond dust worked into the surface while everything's still wet. The kind of piece that changes as you walk past it, catching different light throughout the day.

Started as a standard pull from the Paradise series, then pushed further. The diamond dust — fine glass particles, really — gets applied by hand after the final ink layer. No machine can do this part. Each grain settles differently. Some catch more light than others. Makes every print in the edition slightly different, even though they're numbered the same.

This one's from the archive. Not something I'm actively printing anymore. Found it in the studio last month, still in its tissue paper. The diamond dust technique takes twice as long and costs more in materials, which is why I stopped doing it regularly. But the effect is worth it — pure sparkle without being gaudy.

At 700 x 255mm, it's built for horizontal spaces. Above a bed. Over a sofa. Anywhere you want light to play. The format came from the way Paradise wanted to stretch out — wide and low like a horizon line.

Diamond dust has been used since the 1960s. Warhol used it. So did David Wojnarowicz. It's not new, but it's not common either. Most screen printers stick to ink because it's predictable. Diamond dust is the opposite — it does what it wants once it hits the paper. You can guide it, but you can't control it completely.

The Paradise series started as a question about what paradise actually looks like. Not the postcard version — the real thing. Messy. Complicated. Beautiful because it's imperfect. The diamond dust reinforces that idea. Catches the light like broken glass or morning frost. Depends on your angle.

Ships in a tube with acid-free tissue. No frame — that's your choice. But if you do frame it, use UV glass. The diamond dust will last decades, but direct sunlight fades everything eventually.

This is for people who want something that rewards closer looking. Not background decoration. A piece that earns its wall space.