On the Air/In the Air
block print/collage
9" x 9 "

III Afield
You give to brooks a tune,
A melody to trees.
You make the dumb field sing aloud
Its hidden harmonies.

An echo's rumor waits
A little while, and then,
I hear the water and the pine
Take up their airs again.
from
A Book of Verses
From W.S. to E.V.M. June, 1908
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.


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