May we all be held by the gentle embrace of the Fox Guardian.
And it is for you to decide whether that is the fox or the human...
A fox held by a flame-haired woman with eyes very much like a fox’s.
A strong sense of relationship between fox and woman, woman and fox.
Image based on a photograph by Beatrice Rispoli of Vali Myers and her fox ‘Foxy’.
"Foxy lived 14 years and I wonder if any other fox in the world ever lived so long. Foxy was the only creature that Vali did not want buried in the garden like all the other animals.
On the second day of November, her dried body, wrapped in the most beautiful veils and perfumed with spices and essences, lay in the lovely coffin of chestnut wood made by Vito Talamo, the carpenter from Positano, a work of sober and fine artistry for which he refused to be paid. On an oval of refurbished brass, which we had inscribed in Naples, is the inscription: 'Foxy 1965-1979, Only beloved daughter of Vali Myers'"
From 'Vali Myers - A Memoir' by Gianni Menichetti, 2007.
The print you receive might differ slightly from the one shown above. Each linocut is individually inked, hand-pulled and is unique.
Paper size: 295mm x 210mm approx. (11.6 inches x 8.2 inches approx.)
Print size: 200mm x 150mm approx. (8.2 inches x 6 inches approx.)