This linoleum block had been sitting unfinished in a drawer for almost a year. I started it last September as I walked this network wooden bridges through the reeds of the wetlands near my home. The day I learned of Wendell Berry’s passing, I took the block out and finished carving it. I listened to his poetry as I pulled the first print, my tears nearly dropping on the wet ink.

His words shaped me; they became part of the soil from which all my work grows. I feel grief and awe and gratitude. Mostly, I feel a compulsion to keep his work going.

Through September, I’ll gather orders from folks who would like to purchase this print. In October, I’ll print a limited edition batch for these orders, and to honor his work, I’ll include a hand-written excerpt from Berry’s poem “Wild Geese” from which this piece comes (read the whole poem below).

Details:

• A3 (297 x 420 mm / 11.7” × 16.5”) linoleum print

• Hand-printed in dark brown ink on handmade white cotton paper (not the printer paper you see in the photos, which I just grabbed in a ‘use what you have’ moment)

Shipping:

• If you live in the US, I will be batch-shipping prints for arrival in December 2026/January 2027. If you desire an earlier delivery, please write to me and we can work it out.

Professional photos by Suz Barber / @suzbarber