The Golden Fleece_ 9"h x 7 retailer "w_Linocut on Kitikata Paper_edition of 25_2022

This is a linocut print using a warm black ink on Kitikata paper, a warm natural Japanese paper with a subtle laid pattern. Dimensions are 9"h x 7"w, will fit into a pre-cut 10 x 8 mat.

The Golden Fleece is an image of a mountain goat on the edge of the world, clouds drifting around him retailer. In Greek myth, the golden fleece was a treasure sought by Jason and the Argonauts. In history - the supposition is that gold seekers from the city of ancient Colchis would use the fleece skins of sheep to sieve gold from placer mines in rivers and streams. This ram is just fine being the image of a golden fleece.