[Pictures: Cuenca, Ecuador, woodcut by Thayer Carter, 2016;
Dildo’s Run, woodcut by Carter, 2019;
Saguaro, Sabino Canyon AZ, woodcut by Carter, 2008;
Arequipa, Peru II, woodcut by Carter, 2016 (All images from thayercarter.com).]
[Pictures: Cuenca, Ecuador, woodcut by Thayer Carter, 2016;
Dildo’s Run, woodcut by Carter, 2019;
Saguaro, Sabino Canyon AZ, woodcut by Carter, 2008;
Arequipa, Peru II, woodcut by Carter, 2016 (All images from thayercarter.com).]
Cloves of garlic, on the other hand, are completely unrelated. That word goes all the way back to Old English, and ultimately from a root meaning “a thing that is cleft or cloven,” because of the way a bulb of garlic is divided into those separate cloves.
[Pictures: Red Cabbage, wood block print by Jacques Hnizdovsky, 1971 (Image from HMML Art Collection);
Sweet Chestnut, wood engraving from Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopedique universel illustre, 1885 (Image from OldBookIllustration);
Cappuccino Coffee, linoleum block print by Meg, 2019 (Image from her Etsy shop WanderingStarPrints).]
Words of the Month - Dinosaurs
Where the dinosaurs might live in my neighborhood
[Pictures: Parasaurolophus Sings the Blues, rubber block print by AEGN, 2023;
Velociraptor Rides a Velocipede, rubber block print by AEGN, 2023.]
[Picture: Greenwood Cove, Mendocino Coast, five-color multi-block wood block print by Tom Killion, 2004 (Image from tomkillion.com).]
[Pictures: WĂłshdÄ™́Ä™́’ linoleum block print by Duhon James;
For What We are Exposed & Encountered to the Star People, linoleum block print by James;
Great Seal of the Abduction, linoleum block print with watercolor by James (Images from First American Art Magazine and Etsy shop DuhonJames).]
[Pictures: Yamato hasedera, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1859 (Image from Library of Congress);
Yoshitsune’s Cherry Tree and the Shrine of Noriyori, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1855 (Image from MFA Boston);
Sankei-en, woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida, 1935 (Image from Honolulu Museum of Art);
Cherry Blossoms at Tachibo Village, woodblock print by Tokuriki Tomikichiro, 1950s (Image from MFA Boston);
Niwa no hanami, woodblock print by Eishi, between 1788-91 (Image from Library of Congress);
Cherry Blossoms, woodblock print by Kawarazaki Shodo, c. 1950s (Image from Panteek);
Cherry Blossoms in Moonlight, woodblock print by Ichikawa Kiyu, mid 1800’s (Image from MFA Boston);
Cherry-blossom Viewing Party at Juho-ji Temple, woodblock print by Miki Tangetsu, c 1804-18 (Image from MFA Boston);
Hanging Cherry Tree, woodblock print by Namiki Hajime, 2007 (Image from Ukiyo-e.org);
The Best Blooming Time, woodblock print by Kozaki Kan, c. 1980’s (Image from Ukiyo-e.org);
A Bird Flying Over A Cherry Tree Blossom, woodblock print by Azechi Umetaro, 20th century (Image from Ukiyo-e.org);
The Fragrant Red Cherry, woodblock print by Hao Boyi, 1995 (Image from Ukiyo-e.org).]