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OUT OF PRINT.  As of this listing, we have what looks to be the last 3 of these tasty letterpress prints (Ed #s 158, 159, 160 / 280.) 
Sold framed only in a 3/4" ebonized (black-stained) walnut hardwood, acid-free matting and backing, UV filtering acrylic, and hanging hardware. Mat dimensions: 8.5x15"
Is there anyone who doesn’t love the fragrance of garlic sautéing in butter? Or freshly toasted garlic bread? Beyond being a favorite garnish (and keeping those nasty Vampires away), garlic also has numerous health benefits. 
Yoshiko Yamamoto expressed her love and appreciation for this noble herb by hand-carving each 4x10” color block of this letterpress print. The eye travels up the composition from the roots at the bottom, through the garlic bulbs, stem, and leaves (being discretely manicured by two ladybugs), up to the lavender and purple flowers in the top right corner. This print is a tribute to garlic and the artist's skills.
Yoshiko Yamamoto is a premier block printer who has merged the craft of Japan's Edo period with the philosophy and aesthetics of post-industrial England's Arts and Crafts movement. Yamamoto's block prints are letterpress printed using hand-cut blocks on acid-free paper.
Letterpress printing is a relief print process. A raised surface produces the printed image (originally lead movable type) being inked and then impressed onto a sheet of paper. These raised surfaces have historically been anything from woodcuts to wood engravings, from linocuts to typefaces. Over the past several years, a new type of plate made from photopolymer has contributed to the revival of letterpress printing. Yoshiko Yamamoto uses all of these methods, from wood and linoleum block to photopolymer plates.

Garlic

SKU: 100233
$345.87Price
  • Signed Print, Acid-free Matting & Backing, UV-filtering Acrylic, Ebonized Walnut Frame, Hanging Hardware.
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