Generations (10/95)

Printed in an edition of 95, this oban mokuhanga addresses the theme of continuity and succession implied by its title. Joshua Rome uses the layered water-based woodblock technique to build an image that may reference generational cycles in nature, the passage of knowledge through human lineages, or the transmission of craft traditions like the mokuhanga practice Rome himself learned in Japan. The multiple printing passes required for each impression create visible depth as earlier color layers show through later ones, a physical manifestation of accumulation over time. Rome's semi-abstract visual language allows the title to guide interpretation without dictating it, and the large edition of 95 suggests a print intended to reach a broad audience while retaining the handmade individuality that distinguishes mokuhanga from mechanical reproduction.