ROOTS TO LIMBS TO LOGS

Last Sunday I got my act together, after I had finished making changes on the block, and inked up the press and got it going. By mid-afternoon I had an edition of 25 of "Roots To Limbs To Logs". It's from a 5 X 7 inch block and a relatively (for me) small edition. I just don't have the stamina or energy for more, as more and more of the years pile up. Not to mention: a larger edition would require being hung on the wires near the ceiting on hooks to dry. It means I would have to climb a ladder to hang each one. My balance and stability in that position is now very risky.

ROOTS TO LIMBS TO LOGS © wood engraving (ed.25) image: 7 x 5 in. $100.00 (You can click on it to enlarge)

ROOTS TO LIMBS TO LOGS

Back in late January or early February I was forcing myself to get into the studio and get my mind off my aching back and my gloom-and-doom thoughts. I got the sketchbook out and tried to focus on it. I started pushing my pen around the paper and letting one line lead me to another without any idea or image in mind. Before long I began to see that the lines were following a linking pattern similar to the growth of roots and I picked that up and followed it. As I was integrating roots and limbs into what I already had on the paper, I started to think beyond a tree. I saw a link between the life of a tree and the life of all living things. Roots to limbs to logs.