The Trees of California Note Card Box - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597145920 ISBN 13: 9781597145923

Publisher: Heyday, 2022

Synopsis

The newest note card set from renowned printmaker Tom Killion!

With this stunning note card set, celebrated woodblock printmaker Tom Killion presents a series of his artworks that delight in the enchantment and majesty of California’s forests. Printed on fine white stock, these faithful reproductions of Killion’s signature multicolor woodcut prints highlight iconic trees framed by striking California landscapes, from Miter Basin to the High Sierra. The Trees of California Note Card Box contains twelve white envelopes and twelve blank note cards.

This set includes 3 each of the following 4 images:

• Coast Live Oak, Big Sur
• Giant Sequoias
• Twin Lodgepole Pines
• Moonlit Sierra Pines

Previous Note Card Sets in this Series:

• California's Wild Coast
• Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
• Northern California Coast
  
• High Sierra
  
• San Francisco Bay
• Sierra Winter

About this title

About the Authors

Woodcut and letterpress artist TOM KILLION grew up in Marin County, California, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, where the rugged scenery inspired him from an early age to create landscape prints strongly influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints. Along with publishing fine art letterpress books, Killion holds a PhD in African history from Stanford University and has taught history at several Bay Area universities. He is the founder of The Quail Press, and his extensively illustrated books include 28 Views of Mount Tamalpais, The Coast of California, and Walls: A Journey Across Three Continents. Killion and Gary Snyder have collaborated on The High Sierra of California, Tamalpais Walking, and California’s Wild Coast, all published by Heyday. You can find out more about his artwork at tomkillion.com.

Woodcut and letterpress artist TOM KILLION grew up in Marin County, California, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, where the rugged scenery inspired him from an early age to create landscape prints strongly influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints. Along with publishing fine art letterpress books, Killion holds a PhD in African history from Stanford University and has taught history at several Bay Area universities. He is the founder of The Quail Press, and his extensively illustrated books include 28 Views of Mount Tamalpais, The Coast of California, and Walls: A Journey Across Three Continents. Killion and Gary Snyder have collaborated on The High Sierra of California, Tamalpais Walking, and California’s Wild Coast, all published by Heyday. You can find out more about his artwork at tomkillion.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heyday
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1597145920
• ISBN 13: 9781597145923
• Binding: Card Book
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 12