Pool Association 1938

Helen Alpiner Blumenstiel created this print titled "Pool Association", and it's like peering into a dream of nature. Imagine Helen, maybe outside, or from memory, conjuring this scene, pressing the tool into the plate, the image slowly emerging. There's something so tender in the way she renders the light, like the sun filtering through the leaves. And those grasses in the foreground, they feel so alive, don't they? I'm picturing Helen, totally absorbed, letting the scene unfold through her hand. The cross-hatching of the trunk in deep shadow with the light coming in from the top left – it's like she's inviting us to step into her world, to linger in this quiet moment. It's a reminder that artists, like Helen, are always in conversation with each other, across time and space. This piece isn't just a picture of a landscape; it’s an invitation to slow down, breathe deep, and get lost in the beauty of the natural world and the artist's own creativity.