Prairieland II features various grasses and plants native to the prairie along with a look below the soil to the part of the plant that gives the prairie its endurance - the deep roots. Listed from left to right based on the those with featured root systems: Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida, Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum, Pale Indian Plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium, Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii, Cylindric Blazing Star Liatris cylindracea, Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans. Inspired by the large remnants of native prairie that still remain and those working to restore this vital ecosystem. 

The State Park series features the varied landscapes found throughout the Midwest and is representative of the vastness of the American landscape. Each print features one hand-carved block and two layers of abstract color fields created using type-high wood blocks. All three layers are letterpress printed. 

Available framed or unframed - frames are solid wood and made in the USA.

Original Fine Art Print: 12" Across, 18" High
Letterpress printed in a limited edition of 500, Second Printing, 2023. Signed, numbered, and dated.
First Printing limited edition of 120, 2020. Sold Out.
Printed on a Vandercook proofing press in Chicago, IL.

Small Letterpress Print: 6" Across, 8" High
Letterpress printed in an ongoing open edition.
Printed on a Chandler & Price platen press in Chicago, IL.