Hanging Out

 

A friend once noticed a piece of black cloth caught on the branch of a tall tree, waving in the wind. Upon closer scrutiny, he discovered the cloth was actually a raven dangling contentedly by its beak. I filed this tale under strange, and the raven as an oddity, only to learn later that this is a known behavior researchers call hanging.

 

While you might not find a raven hanging out with your laundry, keep an eye on the treetops for shiny black socks!

Hand-painted linocut

13 x 9.5 inches

Edition of 200

 

Sizes listed are of the linocut images themselves; I leave an additional white border of paper on all sides.

 

My linocuts are printed on cotton rag paper the old-fashioned way: I carve with knives and gouges to create my imagery in slabs of linoleum. Then I roll ink over the surface, lay cotton paper on top, and crank the block through my etching press. I repeat this process for each impression in the edition, which means: If an image is in an edition of 40, I do this 40 times! After the prints dry, I generally hand-paint them, often with many layers of color, making each print a unique work of art.