Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan oak which I am completely taken

which I am completely taken with--gentle and sweet without being saccharine

thus yielding wonderfully inky pools of saturated color around its shoulders and neck

They all have tiny holes on their roofs--I am not sure why

and I have a bit of a hunch they were made by the same person

When I found this little clay fertility doll I had no idea quite what she was or where she came from

Lino Print Block with Farm Scene Signed Eileen Ryan oak which I am completely takenThere are a couple of different artists named Eileen Ryan out there, and while I'm not sure, my guess is that this carved lino print block was made by Eileen Ryan Ewan, who is a children's book author and illustrator and a print made from this block would certainly make for a terrific illustration in a children's book about farm life! Such a cheerful image with great details (I especially love the weave of the straw hats, the row of cabbages in the