Edition: 30 prints
Image: Photoengraving from pen & ink sketch by artist.
Text: By artist.
Paper: 245 GSM (90 lb.) Arnhem 1618 all-cotton paper.
Type: 14, 18, & 24 pt. Italian Old Style
Dimensions: 6” wide x 9” high
Series: A Field Guide to the Birds of Duluth Township
You can never be lonely in Duluth Township, because there is always a chickadee nearby, even in the coldest winter. And the “hey, sweetie” song he sings for his mate isn’t just a love song, it’s the announcement that darkness and cold are to become memory. Winter is ending. This print is the first in my series A Field Guide to the Birds of Duluth Township, a lost book (a book of which no copies exist, and its existence is only known through mentions in other books) which I hope one day a kind reviewer will describe as a work “devoid of fact, but long on truth.” Tuque is the Canadian term for a stocking cap, which seem appropriate to this little guy, who is almost as dapper as that other Township dandy, Mr. Tod, in his pork-pie hat, corduroy coat, and moleskin vest. The type is Italian Old Style, another revival type based on the work of Nicolas Jenson in the 15th century. It retains a memory of scribal shorthand, the ligature, or joined letter. You can see it in the words such frost and beast which have an “st” in their spelling.
Price: $85.00
Tax: $6.27
Shipping: TBD – if you would like to purchase this I will determine the safest & most cost-effective shipping & let you know. If you are in the Duluth area, we could arrange a drop-of. Contact me at signofthetworavens@gmail.com
The Sign of the Two Ravens 