12" by 12" Printed on recycled paper.
I'm so excited to be able to share these posters I created at Blackbird Letterpress this summer. I collaged together a background of flora and fauna, celestial bodies and constellations from Blackbird's huge collection of images. I layered up green and silver inks to create these lush backgrounds, then finished with a lesser known excerpt from Mary Oliver's The Summer Day.
Mary Oliver brings the heart wisdom. I love the idea of attention as a prayer. Our attention and our energy is prayer with all the beings we offer it to. retailer As a tender-hearted little human raised in Christianity, I've spent a lifetime unlearning the poisonous lessons & ideologies. Prayer is a collaboration, an exchange, a reciprocity. Prayer is not a wish list for Santa.
As late stage capitalism grinds away at our sense of worth, Oliver offers the balm of being both idle and blessed. Our worth is not tied to our productivity or our work. It never was.
May these posters remind you of the intrinsic value of your life and your well-paid attention.
Product code: Summer retailer Day