Queen Bee in Red P09251-P00029 artist Keoni Carlson honors the

artist Keoni Carlson honors the Copper Canyon region of northern Mexico and the rugged Sierra Madre mountains - and specifically the Tarahumara (Raramuri) people

The image is digitally constructed from the artist's photographs and scans of her pastel drawings

this particular painting was inspired by living brain cells

Carved from poplar wood using a bandsaw

Queen Bee in Red P09251-P00029 artist Keoni Carlson honors theThis charming work began as an original linoleum block print, hand printed in oil and deconstructed onto a painted wooden panel; it was then embellished with gold leaf. The panel, first prepared with acrylic paint, serves as the foundation for the layered composition. Finished in a hand fabricated aluminum frame, it's signed on the back and ready to hang.