Shaman in Birchforest

A figure in the middle of a birch forest in winter, looking up in wonder, head tilted toward the falling snow. You can feel the hushed silence of the snowy woods, and yet there is a sense of communion with the snow-laden birch trees and the animals elsewhere in the winter woods.

The image is based on a photograph from a book on psychedelic plants, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between fly agarics and birch trees.
The first prints I created of this woodcut contained fly agarics, red and white dots amongst the birch trees, but the scale didn't work and I abandoned the idea, the snow and the birch trees remained.

This is probably my most ambitious and time-intensive print that I ever created. I spent three days carving the woodblock, not knowing whether the print would work or not. I was delighted with the outcome.

Print size: 450mm x 300mm approx. (17.5 inches x 12 inches approx.)
Paper size: 580mm x 420mm approx. (23 inches x 16.4 inches approx.)
[Please note: for international orders the size of the paper will be cut down to fit international mail specifications. There will be approx. 1 inch around the print image]

This is an unnumbered limited edition, and I have only a few of these prints left. In theory I could print more as I still have the woodblock but it is very unlikely that I shall; for every print that works there are five that don’t.
Printed white on black, onto 190gsms acid-free cartridge paper.
Your print may vary slightly from the image above; each woodcut is printed by hand and is unique.