Beauty lies on the truth an ancient dispute has given birth to a marvelous 

outcome; from the old quarrel between water and oil arises etching, son of the 

alchemical mix of acids, metals and varnishes.

 

The incision of a fine awl over a thin wax coat, applied on the surface of a copper or zinc plate, allows for the acid to corrode metal, leaving a groove that will be the perfect passage to hold the ink that will affix the engraving as it goes through the press.