This is a 2022 self-portrait of the artist. It illustrates monarch butterfly wings and blue maíz radiating around the central image. Here is a short poem that goes with the piece:

Soy

¿De dónde soy? Me preguntas—

Soy de sangre color maíz

azul, amarillo, morado y rojo pitaya.

Soy de ojos que cantan historias

solo con una mirada.

Soy de manos que bailan

con sombras y líneas talladas.

Soy de labios que pintan

paredes con colores verdaderos. .

Soy de vuelos efímeros

cortos, largos, amarillos y negros.

Soy de allí de allá y de muchas realidades.

¿De dónde soy? Me preguntas—

Bueno,

De allí soy yo

Y

Yo soy de allí.

-Christie Tirado

The design was sketched and carved by hand, then printed with traditional oil based printmaking ink onto 100% cotton, acid free paper. Each piece will be titled, signed and labeled as an edition of 22.

*This block is printed on white Canson edition paper— 250 gsm paper, and the butterfly wings and the maíz in the piece are individually hand painted with watercolor paint.

Each print is produced using a manual printing press, therefore, each print will be unique and may differ slightly from the pictured original. This is the beauty of linoleum block printing.

Paper Size: 18”x22 ”

Image Size: 13” in diameter

Paper: Canson edition—100% cotton acid-free

*print does not come framed

Shipping: Prints are carefully packaged and shipped within 3-5 business days.

*If you’re interested in seeing the process visit my Instagram .