Artist: Elmari Steyn VE 1/4 Print size: irregular Paper size: 56(h) x 38(w)cm Framed size: 66 h) x 48(w)cm Medium: multiplate etching, aquatint and chine-collé, hand colouring with 23k gold leaf Price: $1,300 framed Artist's statement In the last light of the grey afternoon, the boat and tree came to rest against a small rocky island. Exhausted by the long journey and rough ocean, the boat simply fell asleep. The cold current collapsed in shallow puddles and the fish declared he needed the deep to sleep. The tree felt restless, a bit itchy but deep into the starless night, he drifted off. He woke with a start as the first shaft of light broke through the fog. It touched his branches; the warmth sent a shiver down his trunk and woke the boat. They were floating in light. An exquisite vine had sprouted in the hollows of the tree, in full bloom, clouds of golden pollen drifted in the early morning light.