Wednesday, December 24, 2014

End of year wishes


In France, we don't send Christmas cards but instead we send good wishes for the beginning of each new year: "Meilleur Voeux"  So my attempt at celebrating both Christmas and the beginning of a new year took the form of this linocut that I dashed off the last day before my printmaking class ended for the holidays.    

 I don't always have access to a press even in class ( it is regulated differently each week), so I have so far only produced a few of these.... not enough to send one to each of my friends.   

It actually looks better with some paper around it so it isn't really a card, either.  And what is one going to do with a seasonal art work that is too big as a card but not quite right on the wall all year either?  It's an oddity that only a few will want, I imagine.   

But in the blog I can offer it to you with wishes for a thrilling start to a new year.   I hope your year is full of freshness, things that challenge you in a good way..... and so make you happy. 


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