This is a “shortened print” edition, meant to be a 20-copy 1st edition produced inside San Quentin State Prison. Due to events beyond my control, the linoleum block was sent home with only a few prints made. This edition is now extremely limited, as all future prints of this image will exist as new editions outside these prison walls.
Inspiration for this print came from a face in a stack of papers and magazine clippings somebody had. It was only a loose line drawing of a face fit for a coloring book, but it captivated me; I saw a story in it. I changed pretty much everything but the profile of the face and added everything else.
This is a vision of a post-apocalyptic world where survivors must be always looking forward, never going backward. A world where people remember what really matters most. Some have said that it reminded them of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sowers novels (which I had to read AFTER several comments). I think it fits well.
