Pelicans Approaching Lift-off

Engraving of the first image for the book began on Black Friday, 2009. None of us seem to know where the term”Black Friday” has come from. Perhaps we don’t watch enough television.

Drawing basic forms onto tracing parchment for transfer of image onto coreon blo
Drawing basic forms onto tracing parchment for transfer of image onto coreon block.
Graphite drawing transfered onto inked and waxed block surface.
Graphite drawing transfered onto inked and waxed block surface.
At the end of the day, after four, one-hour engraving sessions.
At the end of the day, after four, one-hour engraving sessions.

One thought on “Pelicans Approaching Lift-off”

  1. I think the idiom, “black friday.” is not all that old. I understand that it refers to the hope that folks, in a nearly orgasmic consumer ecstasy, will push retailers’ receipts into the black and away from the red ink. What’s coreon? Happy everything and best regards. Jerry Manning

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