Waterbearers
Woodcut 2007
12" x 16"
Edition 42

Block:     Cherry
Ink:         Mixes of purple/blue and black
Paper:     Moulin du Gue white and Beech Grove Paperworks Old Masters Gray Cloud
Process: Two state reduction print, cherry block
Waterbearers belong to my imaginary mythical "desert dwellers" series. They live in the mountains surrounding the desert. Through their dedicated work in inhospitable terrain, they descend to the scant springs and bleak intermmitent water-holes to rescue every drop of water that falls on those rare spring storms. The water is saved and poured during droughts, giving life to the hardy desert life below.
Although never seen, they leave clear paths ascending scarpments to the birth of the springs and carve scars on the cliffs when pouring the recycling waters.

 

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