This print was inspired by the desert landscape, and the dynamic species who call it home. Ocotillo plants like this one grow up to 20 feet tall, and can be found throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, from what is now southern California to west Texas, and northern Mexico. Hummingbirds like the Rufous Hummingbird rely on the Ocotillo as a vital nectar source on their incredible annual migration, one that stretches nearly 4000 miles from Alaska to central Mexico for the winter. The Ocotillo and hummingbird depicted here have an ecological relationship that transcends borders, just as humans on this continent have had with the land for hundreds of years. Deserts are often depicted as treacherous, bleak environments, but they are actually ecologically diverse and culturally significant places worth preserving and celebrating. This print is a love letter of sorts to that landscape and those who seek to protect it.

More about this print:

- Hand registered and printed on professional BFK Rives paper

- Every block is lovingly designed and carved by hand from artist’s linoleum

- Colors are custom mixed from oil-based inks

- This print is on 11 x 12 inch (approx) paper, image size is 8 x 10

- Each print is signed and dated

- This print is sold unmatted

Due to the hand-made nature of these prints and the process of block printing, minor variations between prints are common