Undertow

Relief print on Japanese paper - 

Woodcut, linocut, printed wood grain patterns

each print 96x24 in. / 244 x 60 cm

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un-der-tow, noun

1. the current of water beneath the surface that flows seaward when waves are breaking upon the shore. 

2. an underlying current, force, or tendency that is in opposition to what is apparent.

Undertow explores the conflicting wills and desires that might occur in a rescuer-rescuee relationship, whether actual or metaphorical.