The artists of Unique Editions view the digital image as merely one stage in their experimental journey. They first compose their images on the computer, compositing successive layers like glazes in oil paintings. Instead of pigment suspended in oil, these layers are of composed of abstract textures, patterns, materials, architecture and figures. Often incorporating a photographic image as a springboard for personal exploration, their art is a repository of symbols and allegories to be mined by the viewer. Central to Unique Editions is their tactile approach to digital printing.
Few artists have the opportunity, as they do, to physically manipulate the digital printing process.
Mere ink-jet prints are not their final objective. Uninhibited, they print on materials including canvas, handmade paper and even old drop-cloths. Their innovative techniques include transferring images photographically to the substrate then printing over it, adding elements to the primer to increase the print's tactile and visual qualities, and restriking the print. A Unique Editions print is not complete when the ink is dry. The artists often work back into the images with traditional media including gold leaf, acrylic paint, and pastels.