The Hares and the Frogs

The Hares and the Frogs
Since the hares were continually threatened by enemies all around them, they once held a meeting to discuss their sad predicament. Eventually they decided that death would be much more preferable to their desperate condition, and off they went to a nearby lake, determined to drown themselves as the most miserable of creatures. It so happened that a group of frogs were seated upon the bank, enjoying the moonlight, and when they heard the hares approaching them, they became frightened and leaped into the water in great alarm and confusion. On seeing the rapid disappearance of the frogs, one of the hares cried out to his companions, “Stop, my friends! Our situation is not so desperate as it seems. There are other poor creatures even more fainthearted than ourselves.”

~ However unfortunate we may think we are there is always someone worse off than ourselves.

Paper: A2 (420 × 594 mm) Fabriano Accademia 120 gsm
Image size: 230 × 350 mm

Hand-pulled linocut, hand-burnished, no press.
Printed with Caligo oil-based ink.
Original print, not a reproduction.
Slight variation in ink and finish is part of the process, not a flaw.
Edition of 30, numbered and signed.
Unframed, shipped in a protective tube.