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I thought that whenever I don’t have specific art to share, it’s time to post art about Canada. 
FOR REASONS.
I thought I would start, like Confederation, in PEI. The symbols of Prince Edward Island, its provincial bird, the blue jay and its tree, the red oak cover the hand-carved map of PEI in this linocut. 
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The block was inked ‘à la poupée’ (with different colours, reds, blues and black, in different areas) and printed by hand on lovely Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.
The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was officially named the provincial bird during the 1977 session of the PEI Legislative Assembly. It was chosen after a province-wide public vote held during environment week in 1976. 2/3
While the red oak is now restricted to relatively small scattered patches but it was common when Jacques Cartier arrived in 1534.
The second image is my digital collage of my collection of provinces and territories with official flora and fauna.
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/127210416
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@minouette This is amazing work, really nice
@minouette I do lino, I know how hard it is to get multiple plates to line up, and with the multi-color prints... oy vei
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