1981 - C-Squares Off the Coast of Washington

Cutting the blocks for the Locus and the Sea Squares took many weeks, plus I needed to align the printed images from them with the copperplate etching for the full size print that was coming along. I used the famous "Great Wave" print by Hokusai, almost exactly copied, but I slightly altered the curl of the wave (to conform with my own system of composition based on the the Locus of Beauty series). The C-Squares I substituted for the fishing boats and Mt. Fuji became Mt. St. Helens. The sky changed to become part of the map of the Lake Powell region where the crash scene for Planet of the Apes was filmed. It blends into the upper part of the print. The original colors are blue, red, brown, ochre, black on white. The image is 10 X 15" on 11 1/4" x 16 1/4" Japanese handmade paper.

Found in the Absent Professor's Cabinet

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The Absent Professor as Student

As his third generation in school draws to a close, the author feels like it’s time to start again. Taking a long view of his future he sees forty years open for teaching, learning, research, practice and service. Obviously, he needs to be back in school.