Artist: Elmari Steyn Unique State Print size: irregular Paper size: 76(h) x 56(w)cm Medium: multiplate etching, aquatint and chine-collé, hand colouring with 23k gold leaf Price: $2,100 framed Artist's statement Arboretum Adrift relates the moving story of a sprawling old tribal tree that stood proud at the edge of the Grandfathers Woods. Here, under its vast canopy, with dark times approaching, the tribe promised not to leave the tree behind. Gradually, they dug a deep trench around the tree; a strong- boat was built around the roots and with a deep keel to hold the earth and the tree’s memories within it. Then, with the early summer rains breaching the river bank, they launched the tree into the slow stream and let it drift down to the sea, where they lashed a sail to the strongest branches and set a course due north to their new home.

Artist: Elmari Steyn Unique State Print size: 68 x 48cm Paper size: 76(h) x 56(w)cm Medium: multiplate etching, aquatint and chine-collé, hand colouring with 23k gold leaf Price: $1,700 framed Artist's statement From afar they saw what seems like a forest of old floating trees. Many months at sea brought two small and storm battered boats to a sheltered cove. Here they found a secret sparkling bay, protected from the storm by old gnarly trees, they anchored and fell asleep to the rocking of their boat and the song of the winds high above.