Poem of longing. Handset type and a type-high linocut illustration block create a visual motif of verse, ink and paper. There is a little town in France where a river runs hidden. Once the central living vein of the community, modernity has relegated the river to a marginal existence, its power hidden beneath the town’s infrastructure and behind the town’s walls. Les Femmes is a contemplation of this relationship past and of the women who once washed clothes in the river's waters, speaking with sorrow for all things that are lost and with longing for what may be re-found.
Printed with an historic ‘Arab’ Printing Press (circa 1901-1904) on handmade Japanese Awagami Okawara paper, with 12 pt Baskerville type and salvaged unknown 24pt type.
Poem in French with an English translation. French accents are drawn by hand with a nib pen. All prints signed and numbered. Paper size approx 23cm x 21cm.
Edition of 9.
Poem of longing. Handset type and a type-high linocut illustration block create a visual motif of verse, ink and paper. There is a little town in France where a river runs hidden. Once the central living vein of the community, modernity has relegated the river to a marginal existence, its power hidden beneath the town’s infrastructure and behind the town’s walls. Les Femmes is a contemplation of this relationship past and of the women who once washed clothes in the river's waters, speaking with sorrow for all things that are lost and with longing for what may be re-found.
Printed with an historic ‘Arab’ Printing Press (circa 1901-1904) on handmade Japanese Awagami Okawara paper, with 12 pt Baskerville type and salvaged unknown 24pt type.
Poem in French with an English translation. French accents are drawn by hand with a nib pen. All prints signed and numbered. Paper size approx 23cm x 21cm.
Edition of 9.
