Printmaking reflections

I was talking about an experimental stage in the previous post and apparently that also means completely new mediums sometimes.

I got this printmaking kit probably about a year ago. I carved this block back then and…never printed it. It just sat there for a year because for some reason my brain decided that the printing part was just too unfamiliar and overwhelming.

This is messy because it’s the first one I’ve ever done. I can see how much it can be improved.

And yet…it brings up so much. A time capsule of sorts.

My life is unrecognizable now. Every foundation that I thought is unchanging has been undone. So much has been lost and some wonderful things found yet the process is so far from completion.
In that light it’s ever so touching and special to see this come to life.

A sunflower with its roots in the water like a heart or maybe lungs. A symbol for inner resilience during the time when every shred of stability has been uprooted.