This was a simple print that I did for an art festival called "Starry Night". The festival was in West Lafayette, IN on October 1st. The festival had a cause that they were supporting through the festival which was literacy-- so naturally the theme for the event was 'Story'. I decided to do all things word related. I did an alphabet series, a literary phrase series, and a series of pieces that were made from or made on book pages. This piece above was printed on pages from a book titled "The Three Things". The pages had some nice yellowing that showed it's age and I was excited to use them somehow. So, I chose an image that would be fun in a kitchen or as a simple graphic print. After printing I was pleased but realized I had made one big error...
I didn't read the pages that I was printing on. I had no idea what the book was about and really until I read it didn't realize it would matter...
If you look right above the fork in this image you will see the phrase "Rabbi lay dead"...
and the line directly above the spoon in this image reads "Damn- Damnation"...
The book was all about war. About a boy who was reluctant to join the armed forced and was in turn completely traumatized by his experiences in war.
I laugh at it now and made sure to explain my oversight to anyone interested in this piece. Thankfully I had a few people who found the blunder quite comical and purchased the print
(for $3) anyway. If you too are amused, let me know! I still have plenty of these prints for sale!
$3.00 a piece for the War/ Silverware prints. : )
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