1"x1": Hippo Eye and Seahorse

More 1" x 1" lino blocks printed in repeated patterns (over the weekend I posted a 1"x1" Jaragua Lizard). Still not sure what I'm going to do with this or where it's going. Time in the studio will tell. 

"Seahorse" by Sarah Young

Image used with the permission of the artist. More of Sarah Young's prints can be found at her Etsy store and her artist blog.

The seahorse is both a central figure on the stage and an elaborate flourish. Stir what's in the pot and take a sip, it is both salty and sweet. Fish are drawn to her, and she encircles them. Seaweed bow to her, and she mimics their textures with her scaly patterns. Dressed in camouflage, she coyly peers at the viewer from a circular enclave. She is framed, and yet part of a complete motif.