Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1940
Edition: of 35
Condition: Artist's pen mark at upper left corner.

Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 15 x 32 inches (Image) 18 x 34 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1950
Date finished: 1999
Edition: of 10

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist):

"Terrain / 4 Directions is one of Mary Farrell’s largest and most intricate pieces featuring her iconic portrayal of hands. Reduction woodcut is a notoriously complex technique that requires a great deal of planning. And yet, Farrell conveys a sense of fluid immediacy with the sensitive and sketch-like quality of the forearms and hands. They dance together with strength, grace, and perpetual motion, while the background texture calls to mind both fingerprints and rippling water. Like fish gathered together and circling in a whirlpool, the hands engage in an animated, yet unspoken conversation. I see their vibrant, intertwined outlines as a representation of the vitality and connectedness of all living things."

Medium: Intaglio and linocut
Dimensions: 6 x 8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: British / Chinese, 1973
Date finished: 2009
Edition: of 20

Recommended by Emma (Marketing & Communications Manager):
"This piece is masterful in its use of simplicity. Ho is in complete control of each line and thus controls the texture, movement, and dimension of the piece. Yet it looks effortless and natural. Ho has created a beautiful moving landscape within the image."

Series: Fountain Series
Medium: Etching with chine-collé
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 7 inches (image) 10 1/2 x 11 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American / Pacific Northwest, 1968
Date finished: 2018
Edition: of 3

Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (image)
Signture: Signed
Artist details: 1963
Edition: of 25

Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: 7 x 5 inches (image) 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: British / Chinese, 1973
Date finished: 2013
Edition: of 25

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist):

Wuon-Gean Ho's colorful linocuts are full of charm and story-telling. This particularly charming piece depicts a fish moving to a new home, seemingly with the help of another fish friend. The bold palette of primary colors and cute expressions call to mind an illustration from a children's book, while the objects the fish has chosen to bring with them increase that feeling of innocence and whimsy. I especially love the potted plant, the toothbrush, and the bicycle (Who doesn't love the image of a fish riding a bicycle?). Looking at this piece reminds me to find the fun and delight in life's new chapters and adventures.