Ode to Mama Bird by Yoshiko Yamamoto is a limited edition letterpress print, sketched, carved, and printed by the artist in a limited edition of 210 signed and numbered prints.  Each of the seven color blocks was letterpress-printed by hand on a Vandercook model 4 printing press on 100% cotton Strathmore Paper. A delightful nature scene of a mother bird feeding her hungry hatchlings in their nest nestled amidst the cherry blossoms. Framed with a 3/4" ebonized (black-stained) walnut hardwood, acid-free matting and backing, UV filtering acrylic, and hanging hardware. Mat dimensions: 11x16"
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Yoshiko Yamamoto is one of the premier block printers in the Arts and Crafts style. Yamamoto's block prints are letterpress printed using hand-cut blocks on acid-free paper.
Letterpress printing is a relief print process. The printed image is produced by a raised surface (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 in letterpress printing. Yoshiko Yamamoto uses all of these methods, from woodblocks, linoleum blocks, to photopolymer plates.