My sister and I headed upstate to the Rhinebeck area to see a friend's open studio as part of an open studio tour happening up there. It was great to see James and his wonderful studio and he helpfully guided us to other notable studios participating. One, in particular, was that of a glassblower who's work was reminiscent of Chihuly and his demonstration of how he works was really fascinating.I had noticed while driving up to his studio that he had a magnificent stand of milkweed right at the edge of his property. I took my camera and photographed as much of it as I could since milkweed is one of my favorite subjects. I love how the seeds burst from the pod using the wind to help them escape and fly away to the wild beyond.
Above the photo is an example of a milkweed woodcut I did last spring. I plan to experiment with some etching techniques using this subject for a series.
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