$225
Original multicolor reduction woodcut print. Handprinted and hand-carved 7 color reduction woodcut print. The printed area measures 14 inches by 20 inches. This can fit an 18"x24" inch frame with no mat and have a 2-inch white paper border, or it can be beautifully matted and fit a standard size 18"x24" or a 24"x30" frame. Print is a Limited Edition of 12 that can no longer ever be made or printed again. Carving each layer and then printing that part of the image 7 separate times took me over 70+ hours to complete. To be honest it is probably much higher than that, but I don't want to think about it.
This is the 4th print in my anthropomorphic animal/human series. This series was fun to create and design. Each print is focused on finding the personality traits of each animal and then matching clothing to resemble that associated personality trait. This print is titled, Bedtime, and is a depiction of the feeling you get when reading bedtime stories to your children. Reading stories to a toddler is a magical and special time for all parents. Unlike many parents, I will always read my son 1, 2, or 5 more books when we are reading before bedtime. The love and joy you can see within a child's eyes and facial expression when reading stories is magical. One of my son's favorite children's book series is, Llama Llama, which was a direct influence upon this work. Llama's are so weird yet cute looking and I thought they would be the perfect subject matter to illustrate how goofy and silly children can be when reading bedtime stories. My hope with this piece is that the viewer can reflect and see a narrative about joy and happiness through the eyes of a child.