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This print, completely
different from anything I had made up to that
point, wasn't actually made for a [Baren] group
exchange. I had made it a few years earlier in
January of 1994, just at the halfway point of the
Hyakunin Isshu series. I had finished the previous
set of 10 poets prints a bit early, and had a bit
of time before the annual exhibition started. When
the exchange came around, I pulled the blocks out
of the closet and made 30 more copies for the
group.
It represents an old farmhouse preserved over at
the local history museum, and was sketched from
photographs. The stone statue (which came out
looking like some kind of football-playing alien),
is in a different part of the museum, and I 'moved'
it to a location in front of the old house.
(click image for a larger
version in a 'popup' window)
There are I think 32 impressions, of only two
pigments - black and prussian blue. Although I
can't say much for the 'art', I was quite happy
with the printing, and one day when I get time for
it, I very much want to explore more of this type
of work.
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