I Ching #3: ‘Difficulty’

Each book in the I Ching series is an expressionistic response to one of the sixty-four entries of the ancient Chinese wisdom book. The sumi-e painting that I created for I Ching #3: ‘Difficulty’ includes heavy washes, accents drawn directly with a wet ink stick, and a circle drawn with the red wax that’s usually reserved for signature seal stamps in traditional sumi-e and calligraphy.

This open edition features a scan of the original painting, inkjet-printed. I finish each copy by burning the hexagram symbol for entry #3 on the front cover with a soldering iron, and adding unique burn marks with matches.

2013
5.25" x 7"
4 pp.
accordion fold
open edition
$90

Buy a copy:

- from my Etsy shop
- from Vamp & Tramp Booksellers (Birmingham, AL)