Monday, November 07, 2011

Year of the Rabbit / Ano del conejo



‘Year of the Rabbit MMXI’ ~ 'Ano del conejo MMXI'
Woodcut ~ Grabado en madera
Image size/tamano del imagen:  4 5/8” x 4”/12cm x 10cm
Edition:  43 + 1 AP (for me/para mi)

For the Year of the Rabbit I was heavily inspired by printmaker Diana Moll’s blog with her menagerie of adorable rabbits.  How can one do better  than that…  so this became a cuddly rabbit waiting to see if you would try to pick him up.  I actually wanted to title it ‘Year of the Moll-haired Rabbit’ but realized I don’t know what a mohair looks like and I didn’t want insult Diana’s furry friends.

This is the first time in ages that I kept the edition size down to exactly the number in the exchange.  I like the idea of them being special and limited to only my Baren friends.   Also I love the idea that this block is now cancelled ... very liberating.

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Para el Ano del Conejo me inspiro muchisimo el blog de Diana Moll con su coleccion de conejitos lindos.  Como puede uno mejorar a este...  entonces este es un conejo adorable, esperando a ver si lo recojas para acariciarlo.  En realidad quise titularlo 'Year of the Moll-haired Rabbit' ... un juego de la palabra inglesa 'mohair' que no sale en castellano en ningun sentido ... y tambien como no tengo ningun idea como parece un conejo angora no quise insultar a esos amiguitos de Diana.

Este es la primera vez en mucho tiempo en que hize una edicion exacta para el intercambio.  Me gusta el idea de que son unicos limitados a solo mis amigos de Baren.  Tambien me encanto el idea de que este bloque ya esta cancelado...  me siento libre.


6 comments:

Maria Pinto said...

so cute!! thanks

Diane Cutter said...

Thanks, MaRegina... I think I'm going to frame the wood block, I like it that much...

Ellen Shipley said...

What a sweetie. I love the white on black, very striking.

Diane Cutter said...

Thanks, Ellen... I've had a bunch of positive comments about the white on black. I was amazed at how easy it was to pull the prints since I didn't have to worry about the ink on the carved areas. I may do this more often, especially since I've been pulling with a baren lately.

Anonymous said...

Diane, I got mine in the mail and love it! Thanks.
Leigh

Diane Cutter said...

Oh, good, Leigh... I'm glad they are all making their way to their respective hutches...