Unicorn in Captivity RISO Print
My version of Unicorn in Captivity, also known as The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, a late gothic era tapestry. Unicorn is Captivity is believed by many to be the final tapestry in the Unicorn Tapestries series, though some believe it was an independent work. The identity of the artist is unknown. It is now on permanent exhibition at the Cloisters in NYC.
My version is an 11 × 17 three-color Risograph print, printed during my 2025 Artist Residency at Directangle Press. Colors used are federal blue, neon pink, and yellow. Each printed is signed and numbered, edition of 200.
The piece features Millefleur (French mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers"), a background style of many small plants on a background, usually green or black, from European tapestries in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. In my version, all of the plants are species found in the Eastern United States. Each is meaningful to me. I have drawn the tree, originally a pomegranate tree, as a common pawpaw tree Asimina triloba. Pawpaw fruits are the largest edible fruit native to the United States (not counting squashes.) Pawpaws are easily bruised during transport, which is why they are a classic foraging plant and not often seen in markets or grocery stores.
My version of Unicorn in Captivity, also known as The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, a late gothic era tapestry. Unicorn is Captivity is believed by many to be the final tapestry in the Unicorn Tapestries series, though some believe it was an independent work. The identity of the artist is unknown. It is now on permanent exhibition at the Cloisters in NYC.
My version is an 11 × 17 three-color Risograph print, printed during my 2025 Artist Residency at Directangle Press. Colors used are federal blue, neon pink, and yellow. Each printed is signed and numbered, edition of 200.
The piece features Millefleur (French mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers"), a background style of many small plants on a background, usually green or black, from European tapestries in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. In my version, all of the plants are species found in the Eastern United States. Each is meaningful to me. I have drawn the tree, originally a pomegranate tree, as a common pawpaw tree Asimina triloba. Pawpaw fruits are the largest edible fruit native to the United States (not counting squashes.) Pawpaws are easily bruised during transport, which is why they are a classic foraging plant and not often seen in markets or grocery stores.
My version of Unicorn in Captivity, also known as The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, a late gothic era tapestry. Unicorn is Captivity is believed by many to be the final tapestry in the Unicorn Tapestries series, though some believe it was an independent work. The identity of the artist is unknown. It is now on permanent exhibition at the Cloisters in NYC.
My version is an 11 × 17 three-color Risograph print, printed during my 2025 Artist Residency at Directangle Press. Colors used are federal blue, neon pink, and yellow. Each printed is signed and numbered, edition of 200.
The piece features Millefleur (French mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers"), a background style of many small plants on a background, usually green or black, from European tapestries in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. In my version, all of the plants are species found in the Eastern United States. Each is meaningful to me. I have drawn the tree, originally a pomegranate tree, as a common pawpaw tree Asimina triloba. Pawpaw fruits are the largest edible fruit native to the United States (not counting squashes.) Pawpaws are easily bruised during transport, which is why they are a classic foraging plant and not often seen in markets or grocery stores.