Dreamy Young Man in Pajamas with Airplanes shoe-shaped box One of my favorite genres

One of my favorite genres of carvings has definitely become what I'd call awkward nudes--clearly done with great care and sincerity

rendered in a combination of black and sepia toned ink on heavy weight paper

were produced by sensitizing a polished silvered copper plate with iodine vapor

more a sculpture than a carving

Dreamy Young Man in Pajamas with Airplanes shoe-shaped box One of my favorite genresI really really love this one, especially for how completely lost in his planes this young man appears. And for the planes everywhere! the one in his hand, which he looks to be studying quite closely, another to his side, and more in the taped up photo poster on the wall behind him. And with an alarm clock perched at the end of the trunk he sits on, too as if ticking away the minutes until he gets to fly! 4 1 2" x 2 3 4" and in good condition, with