8 x 10" Moments of Totality Print
8 x 10" Moments of Totality Print
Limited edition 8 x 10” letterpress print inspired by the Total Solar Eclipse I was lucky enough to witness on April 8, 2024 in the Cleveland, Ohio area. This print is part of a 2-part series titled The Ecliptych. This print represents the jaw-dropping fleeting moments of the eclipse in totality. See below to read the full artist statement.
-limited edition of 189 prints (these will not be reprinted). Limited edition numbering & Gingerly Press signature are printed on the back of this print to match the Solar Symmetry Print, which can be flipped either direction to make a symmetrical triptych representing the full eclipse cycle.
-printed with vintage grid block, two hand-carved MDF blocks, a handmade torn paper block and vintage metal ornaments & border rule representing the trees & stars
-printed on 100% recycled paper from French Paper Co, a Michigan-based paper mill operating on 100% hydropower
-one native tree planted in a National Forest through the National Forest Foundation with purchase. Learn more about my One Tree Planted initiative here.
-ships with numbered & signed Certificate of Authenticity
-handmade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A Note from the Artist:
This print, titled Moments of Totality is part of a two-part print series inspired by the Total Solar Eclipse I was lucky enough to witness on April 8, 2024 in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
This print is designed to be placed in the center between two of the Solar Symmetry prints, which represent the partial eclipse and are able to flip either direction for the effect of the full eclipse cycle in all its symmetry. For this reason I have delightfully named this mini series The Ecliptych, as it could act as a diptych or triptych on your wall. This ability to flip the Solar Symmetry print both directions for a triptych is also why I printed the Gingerly Press signature and limited edition numbering on the reverse of both the print designs instead of on the front as usual.
Experiencing the total solar eclipse was a wild, life-changing moment for me. Something that made it so special was that it was such a communal event, where a large population of people stopped their daily lives to all bond over a rare natural phenomenon. I don’t know of another time in my life where such a huge population bonded over an event all about the power of nature. It felt like the anticipation of new year’s eve, but this had nothing to do with human-defined constructs of time. Mama Nature was at the helm directing the celebration, and the interconnectedness of all living beings was palpable.
Once the moon fully eclipsed the sun, the dimness surrounding us shifted to darkness just like the night sky. Stars emerged as our eyes adjusted to the new deep navy blue above us. However, unlike the night sky, there was what looked like a glowing hole, like a portal, high in the sky and a 360˚ sunset of orange at the horizon line. A silvery light blue ring around the dark perfect circle of the eclipse, the corona, glowed and flowed like hot lava. The birds hushed, thinking it was time for bed, but we humans roared, cheered, cried, danced and jumped for joy. I couldn’t help but think of how serendipitous it felt that these two giant spheres in the sky would align so perfectly for this beautiful fleeting phenomenon to occur. I knew it was all math, those four minutes of totality, but it felt like pure magic in my heart.
