This handcrafted linocut print is inspired by the folklore and story of the Selkie — the shapeshifting seal woman of Irish, Scottish, and Icelandic maritime folklore. This is a handcrafted linocut print inspired by the mythic tale of the Selkie—part woman, part seal—who reclaims her stolen pelt and returns to the sea. Born of Irish, Icelandic, and Scottish shores, this story carries the salt-soaked wisdom of what it means to lose yourself, and the quiet power of finding your way back to your wild home. A statement piece for those drawn to Selkie folklore, sovereignty, and the mythic feminine call of the sea.

PRINT SIZE: 12" x 17.5"

PAPER SIZE: 16” x 22"

MATERIALS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink on traditional handmade Japanese Awagami Select Hosho Paper.

COLOR OPTIONS: Black Pearl, Kelp Green, Stormy Sea, Tidal Teal and Sea Mist Gray. The colors are hand-mixed so please expect slight variations. Photos are carefully taken to capture the actual colors.

GIFT IDEAS: This artwork makes a meaningful gift for a mother, or for someone on a journey of loss and reclamation. It is for those tending a long-held longing, or returning to something precious that once slipped away. A beautiful choice for lovers of ocean folklore, and seal symbolism — especially those who feel called by the sea.

PACKAGING: This print will be rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. It is gift-ready as it is! A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com.

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In many traditions, the hare appears not alone but in a recurring symbolic triad—hare, moon, and the feminine. From Asia through Persia and the Nile, into the forests of Europe and across the Americas, this mythic trio migrated by way of traders, wanderers, travelers across the Silk Road, through spoken story, visual art, recurring motifs and symbolic pattern. . . .a cross-border animate intelligence that persists, holding distant places in storied relation, remembering the whole.

This handcrafted linocut print is inspired by this mythic triad that represents lunar cycles, creaturely feminine and the regenerative power of fertility, a living force that knows no bounds, resists captivity, and remains wild and free. Perfect for lovers of pagan art, cross cultural archetypes, and the sacred feminine journey, this piece celebrates fertility rituals, moon‑cycle wisdom, and nature‑rooted storytelling.

In the design, two hares—one resting, one alert—sit beneath the luminous phases of a full moon, while three dancing women dance in the glow of a full moon within a landscape that echoes the earth’s return to life.

PRINT SIZE: 12" x 18"

PAPER SIZE ranges from: 15" x 20" to 17" x 22"

COLORS:

It is printed using Caligo safewash (non-toxic) printmaking ink in the following colors:

Hare Honey - earthy, vibrant, warm, grounding

Elderglen Green - deep woodland, moss, quiet magic

Thistledown Gray - soft fog, liminal, silvered hush

Warm Gray - an earthy stone, ash, enduring

Moonlit Cobalt Blue - A luminous cobalt blue, lunar, mystical

Mauve - twilight-soft, introspective, feminine

Witchberry - dark fruit, wild, potent magic

The colors have been handmixed so please expect slight variations. Extra care has been put into editing the photos to show the actual colors.

PAPERS: These linocuts are printed on Awagami Select Hosho paper, an archival, handmade heritage paper from Japan. The exception is the Porcelain Blue which is hand printed on Korean HanJi handmade paper.

GIFT IDEAS: This would make a great gift for a folklore lover, someone who is cultivating her inner goddess, someone who loves lunar magic, ancestral magic, the power of spring, cycles of the seasons and the wild.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper and a recycled plastic sleeve inside a recycled cardboard cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print. It is thoughtfully and beautifully packaged, making it gift-ready just as it is—no additional wrapping needed. If you’re sending it as a gift, I’m happy to include a handwritten note with your personal message to make it even more special.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.

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This artwork honors Baba Yaga, the ancient Slavic forest witch and guardian of transformation, a powerful archetype of wilderness, initiation, and ancestral wisdom.

In this design Baba Yaga’s legendary hut, perched upon enchanted chicken legs, emerges from a birch forest—a symbol of renewal and the cycles of life. Beneath its shadow stands the maiden who appears throughout Baba Yaga’s tales: the seeker who enters the unknown to discover her own hidden strength. A falcon soars above as a messenger of vision, freedom, and the untamed self. In one tale, the maiden follows her beloved, who takes the form of a falcon, into Baba Yaga’s. Yet the falcon can also be understood as a symbol of the maiden’s own untamed spirit—the truest part of herself that she is destined to seek and reclaim. Like many ancient initiation stories, the meeting between maiden and crone is not a battle between opposites, but a reunion. The maiden and Baba Yaga are two faces of the same feminine power: innocence and wisdom, becoming and knowing, the wild heart and the ancient instinct. Through her encounter with the crone, the heroine awakens to her own inner wilderness and returns transformed—whole, empowered, and connected to the deep ancestral forces of the forest.

PRINT SIZE: 12" x 18"

PAPER SIZE: 16" x 22"

MATERIALS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink on Handmade Awagami Select Hosho Paper which is a cultural heritage paper from Japan that has been handcrafted from natural materials. It is acid-free and archival quality and has a rustic natural handmade feel with deckled edge.

COLOR: offered in three colors Prussian blue, Ash and Forest Green. The colors are hand-mixed so please expect slight variations. Photos are taken to replicate the ink and paper colors as closely as possible.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS: This Baba Yaga linocut print makes a meaningful gift for lovers of Slavic folklore, mythic storytelling, and sacred feminine wisdom. Ideal for those drawn to wild woman archetypes, forest witch mythology, and archetypal transformation, it also resonates with pagans, animists, and those rewilding their homes with symbolic, story-rich artwork. A perfect choice for Jungian enthusiasts, storytellers, or anyone reclaiming their inner power, this piece belongs in altars, sacred spaces, or cozy, soul-filled homes where myth, ritual, and the magic of the wild feminine are honored.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print. Gift wrap and a handwritten note to a gift recipient is possible, please mention it in your note to seller.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com.

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This is a handmade linocut print of Bear and Woman entwined. It honors how, deep within so many of our ancient and living heritages, Bear returns again and again—in folklore, ritual, ceremony, and legend—as a living presence and a creaturely comfort within the human mythic imagination, especially during moments of transformation.

Whether Bear appears as lover, mother, child, healer, midwife, shaman, or guide, within the spell of the telling, Bear offers us her hallowed den—a breathing, fluid space where psyche and nature, creature and cosmos curl together as one. Here, in the enduring pulse of her wild presence, she wraps us in her warmth and fur holding us steady as change reshapes us.

This design features a Desert Southwestern landscape inspired by a story of Bear as a witness, guide, and ancient maternal presence through life’s transitions in Sonja Grace’s book Dancing with Bear and Raven. She shares that, in the Hopi and Navajo traditions, bears and ravens are liminal beings—bridges between worlds, as well as guides and sources of comfort during profound moments of change. Here, Bear emerges as a creaturely heroine: a wise and protective presence who walks alongside us through thresholds of transformation.

May this artwork turn a corner of your home into a den of dreaming, where Bear brings protection and renewal, and Raven offers wisdom, insight, and quiet introspection.

PRINT SIZE: 11” x 14”

PAPER SIZE: 13” x 18”

COLOR OPTIONS: Desert Umber, Canyon Earth, Adobe Dust, Desert Shadow, Midnight Agave. Colors are hand mixed so please expect slight variations. If you would like to see a photo of the specific print you will receive please contact me.

MATERIALS: It is printed using Caligo safewash professional printmaking ink on archival Strathmore printmaking paper, from a local paper mill in Massachusetts. Canyon Earth ink is the only color offered on two paper options: Strathmore and handmade natural white Hosho Paper.

GIFT IDEAS: This Bear Threshold linocut print makes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for anyone navigating a time of change or personal transformation. It resonates with those drawn to bear symbolism, sacred animal guides, mythic storytelling, or folklore-inspired art, and is especially fitting for individuals experiencing transitions such as new beginnings, creative reinvention, or the honoring of ancestral or personal thresholds. It can also serve as a compassionate gift for someone coping with grief or loss, offering a symbolic reminder that endings and beginnings are intertwined, and that renewal and resilience are always possible. Ideal for pagans, animists, nature lovers, folklore enthusiasts, and collectors of mythic or wildlife-inspired art, this print invites reflection, courage, and the quiet magic of walking with Bear through life’s cycles.

PACKAGING: This print will be rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. It is gift-ready as it is! A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com.

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This is a handcrafted linocut print inspired by the Indigenous North American folktale of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash—a heartwarming ancient story of interdependence, reciprocity, and ecological wisdom that nourishes our relationships as well as our bodies.

Rooted in agricultural practices shared by many Indigenous nations—from the Hopi of the Southwest to the Oneida and Haudenosaunee of the Northeast—the Three Sisters are traditionally planted together because they each support the other: corn provides structure for the beans to grow, beans restore nitrogen to the soil, and squash shades and protects the ground from drying out. This folktale honors a worldview in which difference is not competition but contribution—each sister distinct, each essential to the health of the whole. A handcrafted design for the home where the Three Sisters grow not just in legend but in life. . .in every meal, every season, and in sister-fed souls.

GIFT IDEAS:
This print makes a meaningful gift for:

• Gardeners, farmers, and food lovers

• Those drawn to Indigenous wisdom, plant teachings, and ecological reciprocity

• Fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass

• Advocates of local food systems, sustainable living, and seasonal rituals

• Kitchens, dining spaces, or homes rooted in nature-based storytelling

SIZE: Paper size 11" x 14"; Print size 10" x 12"

MATERIALS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink on Strathmore professional printmaking paper from a local Massachusetts paper mill.

COLOR OPTIONS: It is printed with four different color options: Mustard, Spring Green Bean, Dark Leaf Green and Olive. These colors are hand-mixed so please expect slight variations.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled rigid cardboard mailer. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Feel free to contact me.

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This handcrafted linocut print features a pack of wolves running through a desert dreamscape that doubles as the profile of a woman in motion—her spirit woven into earth, sky, and shadow. Inspired by the wild woman archetype and the beloved myth of La Loba (Bone Woman) retold by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés in Women Who Run With the Wolves. This piece honors the sacred act of remembering and resurrecting the forgotten parts of the wild instinctual self. Ideal for Jungian lovers, story keepers, those walking the path of the sacred feminine, anyone who is enrolled by the rich folklore of the Desert Southwest, this print is a talisman for those reclaiming their voice, instinct, and untamed soul.

The First Edition 2024 prints are now sold out. As each color is hand-mixed, there are slight tonal variations between editions—most notably, the Second Edition features warmer yellow hues in the sky, whereas the First Edition leaned more toward soft pink tones.

PRINTING PROCESS:

This multi-block linocut uses two carved blocks: one for the background sky and running woman’s profile, and another for the wolves, crows, trees, and bushes. The background is printed first and left to dry before the foreground is printed on top, with some hand-painted details added. Because of this layered process and hand-mixed colors, printing takes longer and slight variations are expected. Please look closely at the photos for details, the handmade nature of this print gives it an artisanal crafted quality which is part of its charm and authenticity, setting it apart from a digital reproduction. For a photo of the exact print you’ll receive, please contact me directly I would be happy to do this.

PRINT SIZE: 10" x 16",

PAPER SIZE: 12" x 18"

MATERIALS:

It is hand printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) relief Ink on archival quality 100% cotton acid-free Strathmore Paper. Strathmore Paper Mills are locally located in Massachusetts where my studio is.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS:

This linocut print makes a meaningful gift for anyone drawn to the wild feminine—especially those who’ve been moved by Women Who Run with the Wolves. It’s perfect for someone in the midst of reclaiming a buried part of herself—whether that’s her voice, her creativity, or a once-lost passion now rising back to the surface. It also speaks to lovers of wolves and wild places, of folktales and handmade things, and to those who cherish ancient lore and earth-woven wisdom rooted in the storied landscapes of the American Southwest. This piece belongs in a home where myth still matters. Crafted for altars, studios, and soul-lit spaces.

PACKAGING:

This print is thoughtfully rolled in kraft paper, nestled in a recycled clear bag, and shipped in a recycled tube. Accompanied by a one-page insert describing the myth, it arrives a ready-to-gift treasure for those who hold myth and wildness close to heart.

SHIPPING: This print has free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com.

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This traditionally handcrafted linocut print is for the wild-hearted woman who shares a life with an inner creature heroine—one who has never quite forgotten the language of wings, wild instinct, and woodland wisdom.

In folktales and mythologies, a companionship with an owl is often an apprenticeship with insight and double-sightedness. To have owl eyes is to observe the world from two different perspectives, to notice what others overlook, to trust instinct as much as reason, and to find one's bearings in both shadow and light. May this print call you home to the feathered wisdom that has always kept watch within you, ready to guide you whenever the forest grows dark.

SIZE: 12" x 24"

MATERIALS:
This handmade linocut design is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Printmaking Ink in six colors. The colors are hand mixed so please expect slight variations. Photos are taken to carefully represent the actual colors.

PAPER: This design is printed on a variety of different papers: Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper from the Netherlands; Strathmore professional and archival printmaking paper locally made in Massachusetts; Awagami Select Hosho paper, an archival heritage paper from Japan handcrafted from natural materials. Some come in white, others in warm white, if you have a preference please indicate this in the note to the seller.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please contact me.

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This Selkie-inspired linocut is carved and printed by hand in a small Limited Collector’s Edition of 40, available in two colorways: Black Pearl and Stormy Sea. Each impression carries the subtle variations and character that make original printmaking so special. Every print is individually signed and numbered.

Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com if you have questions, or wish to see individual prints to choose from.

Selkie is a timeless enduring story from Irish, Scottish and Icelandic maritime folklore—a story of a seal woman whose pelt is stolen from her. Bound to a life not of her choosing, she lives in longing for the tide's call until she reclaims what was taken and returns to her ocean home.

At its heart, Selkie is a story about the ache of exile from one's true nature and the fierce grace required to find one's way back. It is a story of remembering, of reclaiming what has been forgotten, or stolen, and of answering the call of the soul.

This piece is for those enchanted by Selkie folklore, and the path of rewilding—for those who cherish sovereignty and recognize, deep in their bones, the enduring tension between the life shaped by circumstance and the life the soul remembers.

PRINT SIZE: 12" x 16”

PAPER SIZE: approximately 15” × 19”

MATERIALS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink on either traditional handmade Japanese Awagami Select Hosho Printmaking Paper, or Strathmore Paper, a local Massachusetts printmaking paper. Both are archival quality.

COLOR OPTIONS: Black Pearl and Stormy Sea. The Stormy Sea is hand-mixed so please expect slight variations. Photos are carefully taken to capture the actual colors.

PACKAGING: This print will be rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. It is gift-ready as it is! A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

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This is an original handmade linocut print inspired by bird women, aerial heroines, and folktales about women as birds from around the world. Across cultures and histories, we find a persistent connection between birds and fierce, powerful womanhood, including figures like the Norse Valkyries, or Hindu apsaras, or feathered folk and mythic heroines like the Alpine goose goddess Perchta, Japanese Crane Wife, or Greek Goddess Athena. Flight, whether by broomstick, wing, or shape-shifting often symbolizes freedom, escape from oppression, and access to the authentic soul. This linocut print is a ceremonial reminder to reclaim your personal power, embrace your wild femininity, and embody the spirit of bird heroines. The design features a loon, snowy owl, cormorant, goose, and swan alongside a woman, celebrating the wild feminine, mythic storytelling, and the transformative power of myth.

GIFT IDEAS: A thoughtful gift for bird lovers, folklore enthusiasts, or any woman stepping into her power and embracing her inner wildness. Perfect for those who love mythic art, handmade prints, and female empowerment gifts.

PRINT SIZE: 8" x 9"

PAPER SIZE: 11" x 11".

MATERIALS: It is handprinted with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) printmaking ink on either: Strathmore paper, a smooth, bright white archival printmaking paper from Massachusetts where my studio is; or Arnhem archival printmaking paper with vellum finish and a slightly warm white color. Arnhem is made at a historic mill in the Netherlands.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print. Gift wrap is possible, please mention it in your note to seller.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please contact me.

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This large handcrafted linocut print is inspired by a sacred White Mountain Apache folktale about a cosmic Weaver who continues her sacred task — weaving the threads of existence — even as Raven pecks relentlessly at the edges of her fabric. This powerful image embodies the eternal tension between creation and undoing, light and shadow - a symbol of sacred perseverance, cosmic balance, and divine transformation. In essence she is the Weaver of Divided Worlds, the Threshold-Keeper, the Mediatrix of the in-between. It is an honoring of the one who braids the broken back into belonging, weaves what is wounded into what is whole, interlaces the lost and the living into a shared tapestry.

This original design includes this sacred seamstress with her companion Raven in a Yin Yang shape alongside wild North American plants and flowers native to the Southwestern United States including: thistles, blackberries, wild reeds, poppies and bristly foxtail grasses and plenty of black feathers!

PRINT SIZE: 16" x 16",

PAPER SIZE: 20" x 20"

MATERIALS: It is hand printed with Black Caligo Safewash non-toxic archival printmaking Ink on two different paper options: archival quality handmade Hosho Paper, which is lightweight, has a rustic feel, is slightly translucent in either white color or a warm natural tone; or white Arnhem 1618® Printmaking Paper which is imported from the Netherlands, which is a heavier cardstock weight. Please see photos for the difference in color between white and warm white.

HANDCRAFTED: Because every print is individually hand-carved, slight variations and natural carving marks are part of what makes each piece a distinctive work of handmade art. Authentic carving textures and small handmade variations are a beautiful part of the process, adding depth, character, and one-of-a-kind charm to every print.

GIFT IDEAS: This makes a perfect gift for someone whose experiences resonate with living in the threshold between worlds however this might be defined. It boldly honors the vitality that comes after great loss, and how these two opposites are forever entwined. It appeals to those drawn to pagan and witchcraft-inspired artwork, lovers of crows and ravens, folklore enthusiasts, or anyone fascinated by the regenerative cycles of life, and yin and yang. This print celebrates the sacred feminine, mythic storytelling, indigenous mythology and the eternal interplay of creation and unmaking.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print. Gift wrap and a handwritten note to a gift recipient is possible, please mention it in your note to seller.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out here, or email me at diemdangers@gmail.com.

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This handcrafted linocut print celebrates the timeless and enduring relationship between the natural world and the feminine. A woman whose body blossoms into flowers and plants, whose eye becomes a bird, and whose hair unfurls as clouds, this hand-carved botanical print invites us to remember that humans are not separate from nature—we belong to it.

Rooted in the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Sky Woman creation story, this artwork honors the celestial woman who descends to Earth carrying seeds that she plants on the back of a great turtle, giving rise to Turtle Island (North America). Inspired in part by Robin Wall Kimmerer's retelling in Braiding Sweetgrass, the print is lovingly filled with North American native plants, herbs and wildflowers, including: California Poppy, Cattails, Echinacea, Elderberries, Maple seeds, Mesquite, Dandelion, Prickly Pear Cactus, Valerian, and Wild Rose—each detail hand-carved with care.

While grounded in this sacred Haudenosaunee story, the imagery also speaks to the enduring archetype of women woven with the living world. Whether you encounter her as Sky Woman, an Earth Mother, a flower maiden, a creaturely heroine, or simply as a woman inseparable from birds, plants, and the land itself, she invites reflection on our relationship with the more-than-human world and the life-giving abundance of the Earth.

Perfect for lovers of folklore, mythology, botanical art, herbalism, animism, and nature-inspired decor, this original linocut print brings a sense of wild beauty and rootedness to living rooms, altars, gathering places, and homes. It also makes a thoughtful gift for gardeners, bird lovers, plant enthusiasts, storytellers, and anyone drawn to the wild feminine and the timeless wisdom of the natural world.

SIZE:

PRINT SIZE: 18" x 24"

PAPER SIZE: 20.25" x 25"

Each print is hand carved and hand printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) relief Ink on traditional archival Awagami Select Hosho Paper - a cultural treasure from Japan, handcrafted from natural materials with a rustic handmade feel. This artwork makes a powerful addition to any altar, herbalist space, or sacred corner — and a meaningful gift for anyone who honors the wild, wise, and feminine spirit of the land.

Please note: Each print is hand-pulled, making every piece truly one of a kind. Some prints feature more rustic textural markings in the white areas, while others have a cleaner, more minimal black-and-white contrast. Most of the time, however, they are in-between. If you have a preference for either a more rustic, organic look or a crisp, modern finish, I’m happy to accommodate when possible. I have included two options “crisp modern” or “rustic textured”, but in honest truth it is more like a spectrum. You may request a photograph of the specific prints available to choose from if this matters to you.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully rolled in Kraft paper, packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cylindrical tube. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print. Gift wrap and a handwritten note to a gift recipient is possible, please mention it in your note to seller.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. Free shipping for U.S. Customers. International customers, please purchase this print on Etsy. I no longer provide international shipping through this website.

Questions? Feel free to contact me.

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This handcrafted linocut print is inspired by The Crane Wife, a beloved Japanese folktale of a wounded crane who becomes a woman and weaves exquisite cloth from her own feathers. The story celebrates the quiet power of creativity, the sacred labor of the soul, and the magic that emerges when one honors their inner life in privacy and care. In this mythic tale, the Crane Woman’s art transforms pain into beauty, reminding us that the deepest acts of creation often happen unseen, shielded from the eyes of others. Every feather, stitch, and pattern in this rustic, hand-carved print evokes the sacred, regenerative energy of birds, the transformative power of folklore, and the feminine archetype of the nurturer, weaver, and healer.

SIZE: Paper size 11" x 14"; Print size 8" x 10"

COLOR OPTIONS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink in bero-ai (traditional Japanese Prussian blue) and Feather-Ash. The colors are handmixed so please expect slight variations. Photographs have been carefully taken to show the color as closely matched as possible to the actual color.

PAPER: Arnhem 1618® Printmaking Paper (which is a cardstock weight). The Midwinter Blue is printed on bright white paper, and the Ash Lichen is printed on warm white paper.

GIFT IDEAS: This Crane Woman linocut print makes a meaningful gift for lovers of folklore, bird symbolism, and mythic storytelling. Ideal for those inspired by Japanese mythology, the sacred feminine, or the transformative power of art, it also resonates with pagans, animists, and anyone cultivating a creative, rewilded home. A thoughtful choice for artists, storytellers, and those reclaiming their own inner magic, this piece belongs in spaces where myth, ritual, and the quiet labor of the soul are celebrated.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cardboard mailer. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

SHIPPING: All my prints are packaged and shipped out within 1-3 business days. For international shipping please buy this on Etsy.

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