Saturday, July 2, 2011

Remedy


Hanuman, the great monkey warrior of the epic Ramayana, travelled hundreds of miles to a certain mountain in the Himalayas. His mission was to find four special healing herbs. Now when he arrived, he became utterly confused: how could he possibly know which four were the ones? So Hanuman brought back the entire mountain! Rehearing this wonderful pastime is a remedy in itself!
Above is my small linocut of the Purple Coneflower called "Healing Herb."

And this is a 12 by 16 linocut, carved in reverse (click on image for easier reading)! Again, inspired by Namibian artist John Muafangejo. Have a great week!

7 comments:

thewillowsnest said...

wow carved in reverse..that's impressive!! Gorgeous words :)

justdoodleit said...

Beautiful and delicate prints. Love the reference of Hanuman and Sanjeevani herb...talk of faith moving mountains! Greetings from India :)

dosankodebbie said...

Lovely and meticulous work!!

Linda Hensley said...

Beautiful! I like the story too.

Richard Morden illustration said...

Gorgeous prints. A remedy for the eyes!

LucyLocketsPocket said...

inspirational and very detailed. beautiful work!

Nicky Linzey said...

Beautiful work as always. Love your stories too.