Myth, Mystery and Omen
block print/collage
9" x 9 "

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Only to name again
The leafy rose-
So to forget the fading,
The purple shading,
Ere it goes.

Only to speak the name
Of Odor's bloom-
Rose! The soft sound, contending,
Falls at its ending,
To sweet doom.
from
The Little June Book
From W.S. to E.V.M. June 5, 1909
by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955)

. . . one from a series of six images, each a visual interpretation of a verse by Wallace Stevens. This is a hand pulled linoleum block print with collage elements.


Limited availability