Milkweed in Sepia

One summer day when I was walking in my favorite Vermont meadow, I saw a patch of milkweed that was covered with monarch butterflies, so many that I could barely see the plant’s green leaves and pink flowers. Monarchs depend on milkweed’s leaves which help incubate their eggs, serve as food for fledgling caterpillars, and distill toxins that protect the butterflies throughout their lifespans from predators. The presence of the monarchs, master pollinators who help support our ecosystem, filled me with joy. When I went back to the meadow in the fall, I saw a promising sign that the butterflies might return the following summer. Milkweed pods, bursting with small, brown seeds, dotted the field and with each small puff of wind, a handful of seeds would float away. Crowned with white floss that acts as a parachute, the seeds were alighting on wind currents and sailing over the meadow to new homes where more milkweed might grow. Watching these tiny orbs of light take to the sky filled me wonder- each little seed could become the origin of so much life- and inspired the Milkweed print.

Made with water-based inks and heavy printing paper, Milkweed is a limited edition, linocut print that is printed by hand in New York City. The subtle variations that result from hand printing make each print one of a kind.

Imperfections, such as uneven ink coverage and waves in the paper ground, are inherent to our block printing process and are part of its beauty.

Dimensions: 6.5” x 10”

Artwork comes unframed and packaged in a rigid mailer to prevent damage during transit.

Prints will ship in 7-10 business days.

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