Be a Part of the State Park Series!
The State Park series highlights the various landscapes found within Illinois, and is representative of the diversity of the Midwest American landscape. Each print features one hand-carved block and two layers of abstract color fields created from using type-high wood blocks. All three layers are letterpress printed and are created in a limited edition of 75 prints.
I have had six big moves in my life, bouncing back and forth between the Midwest and overseas. I have learned that the transition seems to be easiest when I find a way to ground myself in my new home, and what better way to do so than to find the investigate the landscape. And with that, I embarked on the State Park Series in 2016, based on the state I now call home; Illinois. I am excited to continue to expand the series across the state. That’s where I’d like to invite you to come in!
Upon request of a fellow park lover, I created the Chain of Lakes print. When I saw them again months later at an art market, and they told me about the long stretches they would spend camping at Chain O’ Lakes state park – even though they lived not 5 miles from the campground! I love this family’s commitment to raising their kids close to nature and I am honored my print now hangs in their home.
With this in mind, I invite you to help create the next park featured in the series! I invite you to tell me what you find special about a state park in Illinois. If I pick the general feature highlighted in your story of a given park, I will gift you with one of the prints.
