"The Flash-Eyed Mother" by Jacob Afolabi

There was so much going on that we didn't typically notice the way she looked at us. This time there was one eye bulging, the other dizzy and distracted by some internal stream of thought. The cracks in her dry lips appeared almost as gritted teeth. Her arm's reach was short, but her hands, huge. With enormous feet she took quick, abbreviated steps. For a moment she was almost funny to watch. And then that moment passed.

"Gloaming" by Walter J. Phillips

Ripples of milky sun interrupt the mottled sheet. A sharp shard of red tears through them both. Aboard the canoe, a woman softly steers. Her body has melted into the water, leaving her head an elevated, ghostly observer.

I am alone here now, listening to the wind and sloshing waters. Some of these sounds I control, but mostly they are beyond my influence. I look down at my feet on the floor and I feel large. But deep down in the pit of my soul I feel my smallness. 

"Sisters"

Woodcut
Black ink on Stonehenge paper with hand coloring with watercolors
4" x 4" (image)

The title of this piece is because it was created for the same cousin for whom I made First Hatched. She had her second little girl this year.

Dancing in the Garden: Hopping Down the Path

White line woodcut (unique print)
Watercolors on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper
9" x 12" (image) 11" x 14" (paper)  

This is the latest print for the Dancing in the Garden series. I'm pleased with the composition for the boy character's solo. However, this first proof is printed in very bright colors, which evokes a cheerful mood, but it doesn't quite seem to match with the other images for the book. I think I'll have to print it in a slightly different color palette.

"Behind the Fence"

White line woodcut (unique print)
Watercolors on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper
9" x 12" (image) 11" x 14" (paper)  

The imagery for this print was inspired by an event at the Wyck House last spring. The series of festivals held at Wyck were called "Behind the Fence", hence the title of this print. 

"Violin Lesson"

"Music is my balance... center of my life." 

-Mandy Patinkin 

This is a white line woodcut print I made for my daughter's violin teacher. The image is approximately 5" x 7", watercolors printed on 120 lb. watercolor paper.

Owl and Cat In Love is now for sale!

Announcing the release of Owl and Cat In Love! 

Edward Lear's nonsense poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" is the most familiar, published, and illustrated of all of the nineteenth-century, English artist's works.

This version is a wordless reimagining of Lear's poem through fine art woodcuts. While the imagery is inspired by Lear's text, it frequently presents unique interpretations and embellishments.  You can view all of the woodcuts from the series in this Pinterest album. 

The book is 10" x 10" Smythe sewn case bind (hardcover,) color offset printing, 40 pages plus printed end sheets. First edition of 500. Retail price of $20.00. 

Get a signed copy (FREE SHIPPING for US customers) by contacting me directly at marfknox (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject line "Owl and Cat In Love."

Or purchase it online through my Etsy Shop (cheaper US shipping) or my Amazon Store.