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"To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the sun lines of the continents for untold thousands of year ... is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be."
—Rachel Carson
Hot off the press! This BRAND NEW, hand-pulled letterpress print is printed from hand-lettered original typography and hand-drawn illustrations and patterns (in fact, everything was done by hand, the hard way!). This piece is a collaboration between Chandler O'Leary of Anagram Press and Jessica Spring of Springtide Press, in reaction to the Deepwater Horizon/British Petroleum oil "spill" that began in April, and that to date has poured millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
The illustration focuses on the wildlife affected by the disaster. A manatee and dolphin play in deep ocean blue, while plovers dash by in a sandy gold that becomes the sickly tea-colored oil pouring from a hidden offshore rig. Baby sea turtles inch their way to the shore; a roseate spoonbill nests in a corner; a brown pelican sits, surveying the scene. How many creatures can you find?
A portion of the proceeds from "Drill, Baby, Drill" will be donated to Oceana, an international organization focused on ocean conservation and dedicated to ending offshore drilling.
The poster was printed on an antique Vandercook Universal One press. Each piece is printed on archival, 100% rag paper, and signed by both artists.
Edition size: 136
Paper size: 10 x 18 inches
Colophon reads:
Rachel Louise Carson (1907 – 1964) was born in rural Pennsylvania, where she was "happiest with wild birds and creatures as companions." After majoring in science in college, Rachel won a fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole and pursued marine zoology at Johns Hopkins. Carson had a long career with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and wrote numerous books and articles, including Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, The Sense of Wonder, and the best-seller Silent Spring, in which she warned an uninformed public about the dangerous overuse of chemicals like DDT. The book—reminding us of our critical part in nature and the potential to cause irreversible harm—launched the environmental movement that led to the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Endangered Species Act. Carson is memorialized with a National Wildlife Refuge in her name and a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Illustrated by Chandler O'Leary and printed by Jessica Spring, as oil pours into the Gulf Coast, leaving tar balls on the beaches and moving inland towards salt marshes. 136 copies were printed by hand at Springtide Press in Tacoma. June 2010
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This original artwork is copyright Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring 2010. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of this print. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights.
WA state residents are subject to sales tax (tax will show up on PayPal, not Etsy).
The print is packaged in a clear poly sleeve and will ship flat in a protective mailer, via USPS Priority Mail.
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