Edition of 916 of which 125 copies are signed, 1-125 26 copies are signed A-Z as artist's proofs, three sets are signed as progressives and 25 are signed as dedication copies.

May 22, 2005

16-3/16" x 24", 9 colors, Paper: Mohawk Superfine 80# Cover

Model: Jenna Archer

Client: Self-promotion

1-125: Saint Hieronymus Press, Inc.
A-Z: Artist's own use
Dedication copies: Jenna Archer
Progressives: One set to Jenna Archer, two sets to Saint Hieronymus Press

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"Soul, thou has goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry."

-- Luke 12:19

Forty is a magic number that basically indicates "a long time," or "a whole lot." The rains of the Flood fell forty days and forty nights. and another forty expired before Noah opened the window of the ark. Moses was in Mount Sinai forty days, and the Children of Israel wandered in the desert for forty years until they at last came to the promised land.

Forty years is a decade longer than one human generation. I have worked as a printer at the same location for forty years, but it doesn't seem like such a long time from this end. Perhaps that's part of the magic.