counting shells Art Print by Maria Klein

Printmaking: Linocuts, Acrylic on Paper.

limpid summer light, the ocean, shells, rhythm, sand, time, poetry, imperfection.

handprinted grid pattern using handmade stamps, printing & textile inks in layers of pale color on acid free paper.

From a summer series, exploring ideas around the culture of gifts, gifting, giving - alternative paradigms of exchange, ways of honoring, of strengthening bonds; circulation of wealth, sharing of resources; creation of meaning and value; and presentation, e.g. Polynesian tapa, Japanese furoshiki, Korean pojagi