Albert Andersen Mountain View, California USA
'Places to Call Home'
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Artist's comments ...Albert Andersen (Mountain View, CA, USA)
“Places to Call Home”
Block: Cherry, Walnut, Cedar
Ink: Watercolor
Paper: Rives Heavyweight
Edition: 30+1
These three icons are the municipal flags of three cities in Japan that have special importance to me: Matsumoto, Uji, and Funabashi. The cutting was an experiment for me; the three icons were cut from 1/16" planks of three kinds of wood using a laser cutter, almost like stencils. I then glued them onto a Shina backing and printed them by hand with a baren. It was a fun experiment, though I'm not sure I'd use that technique again.