{"product_id":"blue-jay-archival-inkjet-reproduction","title":"Blue Jay • ARCHIVAL INKJET REPRODUCTION","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003eREPRODUCTION\u003c\/strong\u003e of my original \u003cem\u003eBlue Jay \u003c\/em\u003eprint (see description below). All reproductions are made with archival inks and paper, from a high-quality scan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003ePaper measures \u003cstrong\u003e11\" x 14\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted on 100lb paper (acid-free)  paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlue Jays have always been one of my favorite birds. When I was younger it seemed exciting to see their vibrant blues in the yard- so much more exotic than the typical browns so many other birds had. I know lots of folks complain that they bully other birds, or make too much noise, but that thrill never really left me (what can I say, I love color!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFast forward to 2016. I had been laid off from my graphic design job, and decided to try and go full-time with my art. I was standing at my kitchen sink, looking at the Japanese maple right outside my window when a blue jay landed on the branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUp to this point, the whole spring had been filled with incredible amounts of anxiety and I hadn’t really gotten a whole lot of printing done. Actually, I got no printing done and was fairly convinced that I just didn’t have the right personality to be an entrepreneur. I also didn’t know that anxiety was an official \"thing\" and that I had it, but that’s a story for another day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnyway, the blue jay landed and without even thinking about it, I realized I was bracing myself for the squawking to start. Instead, it opened its mouth and the most incredible song spilled out. I didn’t even know they could make noises like that!*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI realize in that moment that if I were still at my miserable office job, I never would have seen this. I am not super big on “signs”, but I felt like it was the universe telling me I was in the right place, doing the right thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text in the print reads: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA flash of blue landed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand I instinctively braced for the piercing shrill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ebut when his mouth opened\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eout floated the most beautiful whisper song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original is a seven color print, made from a wood cut, a reduction linoleum carving, and hand-set metal type.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moon Rabbit Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44056872485054,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1806\/6825\/files\/BlueJay_SQ.jpg?v=1762901312","url":"https:\/\/moonrabbitpress.com\/products\/blue-jay-archival-inkjet-reproduction","provider":"Moon Rabbit Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}