Julio Rodriguez, Skokie, Illinois

Image is of a toddler sitting on a giant baren and playing with wood blocks. In the background is planet earth.

Pretty self explanatory, the blocks spell the word 'B-A-R-E-N' and also the number '5' for our 5th anniversary together. The toddler represents 'barenforum.org' itself and us the members. I chose a toddler to represent us as I feel that our group is still in the formative years and we have the whole world of printmaking to explore.
The double meaning of the wood blocks also represent the members coming together to form Barenforum.org while maintaining their own individuality as printmakers. Many thanks to Maria Arango for such a delightful and creative project.