Grasshopper on Stones by Michael Smither

Edition of 60, printed, signed and numbered by NZ printmaker Michael Smither

In Michael’s own words:

 

This lonely grasshopper was a chance to do my St. Francis thing, for as I leant down to observe him, he jumped onto my sleeve and when I carried him up to the grassy bank of the cliff he jumped off without a word of thanks. On the back of this I wrote: “I have laboured over this work and it is probably my last rock work”.

From an original 1975 Painting.