Land of Proms 2004
18.5” x 16.5”, irregular. Letterpress, woodcut, and polymer relief on variable handmade paper. Edition 27.
The Yugoslav PROM-1 landmine used in Bosnia-Herzegovina is the subject of this print on variable handmade paper. With a large image of a PROM and a map of Bosnia, the print examines facts about the mine's manufacture and use in the Balkans war. The blue, white, and yellow stripes are colors from the Bosnian flag. $500

For Luis and Domingos 2004
16.5" x 13", Irregular. Letterpress, woodcut, and polymer relief on variable handmade paper. Edition 32.
Mozambique and the many nations that supplied mines for its internal wars are subjects printed on paper made from the clothing of Mozambican mine victims (Luis and Domingos) mixed with traditional fibers and the currencies of the mine-producing countries. The M is enlarged from Mozambican currency. $500
An African Story 2004
13” x 16”, irregular. Letterpress, woodcut, and polymer relief on variable handmade paper with pulp painting. Edition 20.
Facts about Mozambique, its wars, and its mine victims are printed with an outline map. Blue pulp painting suggests the sea and the long, beautiful coast of Mozambique while the text describes the two internal wars of over thirty years and their effects on the population. $500
Children of War 2005
20.25” x 10”, irregular. Woodcut and letterpress on variable, stenciled handmade paper. Edition 33.
Concentrating on the facts about children in Angola, this print states: “In Angola, children represent 49% of landmine casualties.” “The amputee population is estimated at 70,000, of which some 8,000 are children under the age of fifteen.” It seems that among mine-affected countries, Angola’s children have been very heavily impacted.

Whose Flag? 2005
14” x 17”, irregular. Letterpress and polymer relief on variable handmade paper. Edition 30.
Using the red, black, and gold colors of the Angolan flag in the paper and the printing, this piece states, among other facts, “According to the United Nations and U.S. Department of State, Angola is the third most heavily mined country in the world.” The paper pulps include fibers representing traditional Angolan exports (cotton, sisal, coffee sacks) along with victims’ clothing and chopped up currencies from Angola, USSR, USA, China, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, South Africa, and other mine-producing or mine-supplying countries. Cuban currency should have been included but was not obtainable at the time of papermaking. $500

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