Day 9 “Elemental Forces” Black Locust Tree Print (3 exist)

Tree Print                                                                               
“Day 9”

"Elemental Force"

This piece of Black Locust was pulled from a creek in western North Carolina, where it lay submerged after Hurricane Helene uprooted it and tore it to pieces. I do not know where it once stood, but I imagine it went on one hell of a ride. Carried by sliding land, rising waters, and turbulent currents, all shaped by forces that are unquantifiable in my mind.

It's how the wind, water, and earth ripped, twisted and torqued this tree into a tiny remnant and there it lay, in 12 inches of trickling water. But if I had been standing in that very spot 2 days before, I would have been 30 feet under water and simultaneously pulled in every direction possible. There is something incredibly humbling in that. A level of power I will never fully understand, but one I deeply respect, and will always be in awe of. The raw force we call Mother Nature.

Relief print of a Black Locust (found in Bakersville, NC) on handmade paper using blue and green inks.

3rd Annual “A print a day for 30 days” Series

21” x 17” 

Only 3 of these will be printed. Yours will be numbered and signed.

Each print is hand printed straight from the stump. So each is an original. This makes each print unique and one of a kind. Expect subtle differences in each print. These differences include orientation, color, gradient and subtle differences. Also, each one is printed after the order is placed. It may be 10-14 days before your order is shipped. Please be patient. It is coming. Thank you for your order!

I roam the world  looking for felled trees. Looking to give trees a second chance at life. Every tree has a story. And their rings tell that story. I love finding patterns in nature and sharing what I’ve found. Nature is always talking to us. We just have to listen. 

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