Granary

Walton Ford

Granary depicts crimson-capped Acorn Woodpeckers guarding their cache of acorns as the Hollywood Hills, and the famed Stahl House, are threatened by wildfire. This work is a follow-up to Ford’s Calafia series, in which the artist explores California’s myth, folklore, and cinematic history. Acorn Woodpeckers are thrifty avians who are tolerant of humans and can store up to 60,000 acorns in a single hoard, even using telephone poles and fence posts to house their provisions.

Working with master printer Peter Pettengill at Wingate Studio, New Hampshire, Ford used the traditional techniques of line etching, hard and soft ground, aquatint, spit bite, sugar lift, and drypoint to make the print Granary. The edition of 100 copies was printed by hand on 100% cotton archival-quality Rives BFK paper, using a French-made Le Deuil etching press.

The most comprehensive survey of Ford’s oeuvre to date, this updated publication of Pancha Tantra features 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist.

A20 26 FORD Granary crop
3 images
Artist
Walton Ford (b.1960)
Title
Granary
Medium
Six plate aquatint etching on Rives BFK paper
Date
2020
Size
14 ¾ x 11 in : 37.4 x 28.0 cm
Edition / Inscriptions
From the edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated by the artist
Notes
Mint and boxed, this work is presented together with the hardcover, leatherbound copy of Pancha Tantra (Art Edition), in its original slipcase as published
Printer
Peter Pettengill for Wingate Studio, New Hampshire
Publisher
Taschen, London
Reference
A20-26
Status
No Longer Available

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