6 x 8" New Horizons Rise print
6 x 8" New Horizons Rise print
This print, called New Horizons Rise, is inspired by an early morning walk where I watched the sunrise put on a beautiful glowing show across the wind turbine speckled ridges of western Maryland & West Virginia. The sight was awe-inspiring and stopped me in my tracks many times as the sun slowly crept up towards to bluing sky. I thought about the parallel of the sunrise and the wind turbines as new horizons & hopeful beginnings. Read more of the artist statement below
-6 x 8" limited edition original letterpress print
-fits in a standard size frame, frame not included
-printed with metal & wood ornaments, carved oak & linoleum blocks and a handmade torn paper printing block.
-printed on 100% recycled paper from French Paper Co, a Michigan-based paper mill operating on 100% hydropower
-one native tree planted in a National Forest through the National Forest Foundation with purchase. Learn more about my One Tree Planted initiative here.
-ships with numbered & signed letterpress printed Certificate of Authenticity
-handmade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matting & Framing Available:
Choose No Mat, a Standard 11 x 14” Mat, or Matted in Handmade Maple Frame when adding to cart.
Standard 11 x 14” Mat: an economical option for the DIY-framer who wants the hard part done for them! This mat makes the print fit into a standard size 11 x 14” frame.
Matted in Handmade Maple Frame: The highest quality option for enjoying your print on the wall right away! These maple wood frames, handmade by my local friend Wilson Juring, are gallery-quality with corner splines and anti-glare & UV-protecting plexiglass. Frames are sealed in the back for protection from dust and debris and come with an attached envelope with frame care instructions and the Certificate of Authenticity.
Read the full Artist Statement:
This print, called “New Horizons Rise”, is inspired by an early morning walk where I watched the sunrise put on a beautiful glowing show across the wind turbine speckled ridges of western Maryland & West Virginia. The sight was awe-inspiring and stopped me in my tracks many times as the sun slowly crept up towards to bluing sky. I thought about the parallel of the sunrise and the wind turbines as new horizons & hopeful beginnings. I thought about the beautiful sight of new sustainable energy initiatives and wondered why some people find slowly churning turbines to be an eye-sore. To me, the turbines looked like a complimentary addition to the natural landscape, a symbol of hope for a future where the vast population of humans return to living in harmony with the natural world.
I had built the center tiny turbine out of vintage metal ornaments years ago during a creative play session in the studio, but I didn’t have a vision for how I wanted to share this little turbine with the world yet in my art. I kept it locked up for all these years as a reminder to one day return to it when I felt ready. After my sunrise walk I felt the urge to finally make some compositions that include turbines turning in harmony with an abstracted natural landscape. I’d like to make a whole collection of these wind turbine landscapes in the new year, showing the green energy as a complimentary & beautiful addition to the natural landscape, just like my metal type trees in some of my other prints. So this print is acting like a little trial run for the future wall art collection—an experiment of sorts to learn how to build & print turbines with rotors turned in various directions for a sense of movement. The typesetting was challenging, a fun puzzle, and now I’ve got a system for how to build these varied angled turbine rotors, which means you’ll be seeing more of these tiny turbines in many prints to come!
It’s time we normalize wind & solar sustainable energy sources as part of our everyday landscapes. This print is my first step in encouraging the world to learn to love these sustainable energy alternatives, and I hope it makes you smile each time you see the print and each time you see a wind turbine on a ridge near you! Cheers to beautiful new horizons ahead!
