Mushroom Bokeh - Matted, Original Handmade Block Print

$100.00

Evening light dances through the trees as mushrooms snuggle on a bed of moss.

This limited edition block print was hand carved and pressed on handmade Japanese Hosho paper with Caligo oil-based inks

Print comes in an acid-free 8x10 soft gray mat that perfectly matches the shadows on the mushrooms. Would look stunning in any colored frame, particularly warm pecan or cherry wood.

Evening light dances through the trees as mushrooms snuggle on a bed of moss.

This limited edition block print was hand carved and pressed on handmade Japanese Hosho paper with Caligo oil-based inks

Print comes in an acid-free 8x10 soft gray mat that perfectly matches the shadows on the mushrooms. Would look stunning in any colored frame, particularly warm pecan or cherry wood.

Mushroom Bokeh is a reduction print, where each color layer was carved out from a single block or two creating a limited edition series of 11 prints. The small details within the ferns were added by hand. Each print is numbered, titled, and signed on the front. Prints are shipped with a backing board and cellophane sleeve for protection.

This print began as an experimentation in hard and soft edges, opacity and transparency. After seeing how the camera lens created a bokeh effect (the little circles out of focus light makes in the background of many photos) behind my photo of two bright white mushrooms in the evening light, I wanted to see if I could create a similarly soft effect with a traditionally hard edged medium. I used different layers of transparent inking, opaque inking, and carved circles to create a fore-focused image with a more indistinct background. I love the way it came out with the bright white mushrooms and the contrast of loose shapes and hard-edged shapes.

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