125 — Black Sea Forest · Hand Pressed Print
Edition of 20 · No. [X]/20 · Hand Signed
THE PRINT
One hundred and twenty-five years — the oldest tree in this collection. This print was made from a tree felled in the Black Sea forests of northern Turkey, a tree that was already standing when the twentieth century began. Each ring pressed into this page is a year of growth, drought, abundance, storm, and silence, recorded in the only way wood knows how.
What you see on the paper is not a photograph or a scan. It is a direct impression of the wood itself — the rings, the grain, the compression and expansion of each growing season pressed into the surface of the page.
THE PROCESS
The cross-section of the tree is prepared as a printing block, inked with letterpress ink, and pressed by hand onto high-quality white paper. No digital reproduction. No machine printing. Each print in the edition is pulled individually, and minor variations between prints are a natural result of the hand process.
EDITION & AUTHENTICITY
This print is issued in a limited edition of 20. Each print is numbered by hand (No. X/20) and signed by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, no further prints will be made from this block.
SIZE & PAPER
- 27.6 × 39.4 in (70 × 100 cm)
- Printed on high-quality white paper
- Shipped unframed
SHIPPING & PACKAGING
Each print is shipped unframed, rolled and protected inside a sturdy archival tube. This ensures the print arrives in perfect condition and gives you full freedom to choose your own frame, mat, and display style.