Tree of Life
folk garment as a prayerful metaphor
$1000.00
Out of stock
This reduction woodcut print of a folk dress with a rose tree and meadow flowers at the hem was inspired by the frescos in the Cripta Peccato in Matera Italy.
The hand written text around the dress is the verse from book of Proverbs, 3: 17-18 in the Hebrew Bible, describing the Tree of Life. "It is a tree of life to all who grasp it, and whoever holds onto it is happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and its paths are peace."
Edition of 9 printed on Okawara Japanese paper. Size of handprint is 32hx23"w. Each is hand signed and numbered by the artist.
There are only 2 remaining from the edition, AP 1/2 and AP 2/2.
Packed carefully and shipped to you for free in an art tube from my studio in Delta, Colorado.