101 Cedar - Black on White Tree Pressing

Species: Eastern Red Cedar Latitude & Longitude: 32.0356 - 94.4729 Press Date:  Summer 2023 Dimensions: 30 w x 44 h inches Materials: Legion Archival Paper and Speedball Ink Style: Black Ink on White Paper Limited Edition- 50 hand prints available  Description - 101 Year Old Cedar Tree Ring Print Each tree ring print is prepared and printed by hand in a small limited edition quantities. The wood is prepared by first sanding, torching, dampening and repeating until the growth rings are raised enough to print. Tree growth rings are made of springwood and summerwood, hence the name. Springwood is softer than the summerwood, therefore when heated the differences in density creates ridges which are printable. Fun fact, the size gaps between the rings are also a direct correlation of how much rain was present that year. I print each piece directly from the wood slab by hand, as you will sometimes see manual hand press marks on the back of the paper and some embossing. Note: Each print