White River Ice. Linocut, approximately 7 x 7". You can click on the image for a close-to-lifesize view.
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September 07, 2011
White River Ice
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Who was Cassandra?
In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
So dramatic in black and white, just stunning, Beth! Just curious, do you have a press, or did you use a wooden spoon?
Posted by: Marja-Leena | September 07, 2011 at 06:54 PM
Beautiful Beth!!
Posted by: Pica | September 08, 2011 at 05:29 PM
Congratulations on this, Beth. I particularly like the way in which you capture the perspective in the upper part. Lovely proportions and balance: the effect is very pleasing.
Posted by: Robert | September 08, 2011 at 06:12 PM
I love this.
Posted by: Dave | September 08, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Mmm, I like this version. Amazing what one (you one, that is!) can cook up with some lino and a spoon.
Posted by: marly youmans | September 09, 2011 at 01:06 PM
Oh,lovely! Really a great development from the drawings.
Posted by: Natalie | September 09, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Thank you to everyone for the comments! Marja-Leena, no, I don't have a press - I use an old, smallish wooden spoon after rubbing the whole surface with a cheap bamboo-covered baren.
Robert - thank you for the specific comment, it's helpful and appreciated. and Natalie, I'm delighted that you think so!
Posted by: Beth | September 10, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Very creative and bold design!
Posted by: Vivien | September 10, 2011 at 04:05 PM
Well done Beth, this is a real achievement. A strong piece of work.
Posted by: Clive Hicks-Jenkins | September 10, 2011 at 06:42 PM
Thank you, Vivien.
Thank you, Clive. Already I am critical of the weaker passages in it, but know I'm moving forward -- and excited to get on to the next one!
Posted by: Beth | September 10, 2011 at 07:39 PM
Wonderful to follow this this process! That centrifugal whorl in the foreground just whooshes the viewer right into the center of the print, where we can stop, get our bearings, enjoy the stillness, and then get back on the dark road, leading outward towards the horizon!
Posted by: Laura | September 11, 2011 at 06:37 AM