Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, b. 1975
Edition: of 75

Text: "This is where you're supposed to be."

Recommended by Suzannah (Marketing and Communications Manager):

"Andy Farkas’ whimsical and precious illustrations never fail to fill me with delight and emotion. None affect me more than ‘This Is Where You’re Supposed to Be.’ Small bears are heaped together, sleeping through the long winter in comfort and community, all while being watched over by an almost ethereal protector. She waits and knits and watches the butterflies that herald spring surround her and illuminate her beauty. This is where you’re supposed to be, this is where you belong, and through storms and winters there will always be people to watch over you and wait with you for the spring to come."

Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 6 x 8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1982
Edition: of 300

Recommended by Emma (Marketing & Communications Manager):
"Gordon Mortensen is known for his use of vibrant color palettes and his richly detailed reduction woodcut landscapes. In Winter Sumac, the palette is just ever so slightly 'muted' in comparison - if you consider gorgeous lilac and fuschia tones muted. This scene, like all of his landscapes, makes me want to go outside and appreciate the beauty of nature during this cold winter season."

Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: of 180

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Gordon Mortensen uses precise registration and his keen eye for layering color in this reduction woodcut. Mortensen prints a single color of ink; cuts away a small amount of wood; inks the same block in a different color, before cutting away more from the block; and repeating for as many different colors as the viewer can spot. This process can be daunting for many artists because once you cut the block, there is no going back. The result of Mortensen’s intense labor is a wide variety of texture and an expert build up of layers into atmospheric perspective that make for a stunning landscape."