The Cross After Death

This reduction linocut was printed in 20 colors. It was inspired by The Dream of the Rood, an Old English poem dating back to the 8th c. (depending on the source). The runic script in the background is the Northumbrian Futhorc. The shape of the cross was copied from the Ruthwell cross, a stone cross into which the poem was carved. This is an exploratory image for my upcoming project, The Dream of the Rood.

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