Nausicaä

"Nausicaä" is a hand-carved linoleum block print made on 12x18" archival paper. A full signed and numbered edition is available on tan BFK Rives paper in burnt umber oil-based ink. A very small number of signed artist proof (AP) prints are available  in Black oil-based ink a few options: on cream or kraft colored stonehenge paper, white cold pressed watercolor paper, or on handmade Thai banana leaf paper in black oil-based ink.  

This linoleum block print is created as an homage to my favorite animated movie of all time, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by the great Japanese animator and author Hayao Miyazaki. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind tells the story of a young princess who is dedicated to the protection and deep intimacy between her, her small village, and a "toxic jungle" where creatures abound live amongst toxic spore producing mycellium-- making the jungle uninhabitable and dangerous for humans. Nausicaä's village is attacked and thrown in the middle of a war between human empires that threatens both her home and the deeply misunderstood creatures in the Toxic Jungle. She has an unusual gift for communicating with the giant insects, particularly with the Ohmu, gigantic, armored, isopod-like insects who are the most intelligent creatures in the Toxic Jungle. With the help of her windrider and her animal friend, Teto, Nausicaä defends her land, Ohmu, and the world humans have destroyed and cast off.