Root + Branches

Collagraph Relief Print

I used masking tape to create the texture and design on my Collagraph plate. I ran the plate through the press twice to create this piece--the first time the tree was upright and inked in yellow, the second time the tree was inverted and inked in green.

Although a fairly simplistic design, I focused on the play of the roots becoming branches and vice versa in order to reflect the seemingly cyclical yet beautiful nature of life.