"Feeling Fall" depicts a single tree whose canopy unfolds into branches and multicolored leaves, abstracted from observed autumn foliage toward graphic pattern. The notation "16/16" indicates the final pull from a sixteen-print edition, with the pencil signature "SPITZACK" following standard contemporary printmaking convention. Producing the range of leaf colors typically requires multiple keyed blocks, each hand-rubbed with a baren onto dampened washi and aligned through kentō marks at the sheet edges. The treatment draws on the kacho-e tradition of bird-and-flower prints — which historically extended to standalone botanical subjects — though Spitzack pushes toward decorative pattern rather than observed botanical detail. Dated 2025, the print follows Spitzack's 2024 recognition at the International Mokuhanga Conference in Echizen, and reflects an ongoing engagement with seasonal subjects within the contemporary American mokuhanga movement that has emerged around studios on both coasts.
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
A colorful abstract illustration of a tree with multicolored leaves and branches, titled 'Feeling Fall' with date '16/16 2025' and signed 'SPITZACK' at the bottom. was created by Charles Spitzack.
A colorful abstract illustration of a tree with multicolored leaves and branches, titled 'Feeling Fall' with date '16/16 2025' and signed 'SPITZACK' at the bottom. depicts trees, autumn foliage, and abstract.
