Inspired by a statment issued by the California Legislature following the 2016 election, Eric felt compelled to represent our great state rising up, stirred into action.
Original prints from the block available here.
We can print up to 44” wide on most of our designs, so contact us for a quote if you need a specific size.
This print, and all the prints in the “Rewitzer Reproductions” collection, begins with photographs (typically his own) that Eric hand-transfers onto a piece of linoleum (or wood). Using Japanese wood-carving tools, it takes Eric anywhere from 40-80 hours just to carve a plate. Once he’s achieved his desired, we scan Eric’s original prints to a create high quality digital reproduction, which we then print with8-color archival inks on archival bright white heavyweight paper. The result is beautiful and vibrant, and every digital print is is signed and embossed by Eric.
Eric was born and raised on the industrial shores of Lake Michigan. He
took the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco in 1987. It
was a one-way ticket. Eric finds constant inspiration in the natural
variation of the California landscape and the diversity of Californian
culture. You can find more of his work in the “Woodcuts and Linocuts”
collection, as well as the “Creature Feature”, “Go By Train, and “Ports”
collections.
We bought a few pieces of this print after we saw the moving story of it in the newspaper ad (San Francisco chronicle). Over the years we have gotten numerous inquiries and compliments about it. It’s definitely a conversation starter. One copy hangs in my office and visitors stop to take it all in. The poppies are so bright orange, while the bear and the map of the state show some beautiful detail. I have given copies of this print as gifts and just re-ordered another 3.