Circular Design with View of Country Store 1964

Stuart Egnal made this etching called "Circular Design with View of Country Store" in 1964. Just imagine him with his etching tools, slowly and meticulously scratching away at the metal, and how that action translates into the network of fine lines we see here. It’s like he was trying to capture the memory of a place, or maybe even trying to build one in his mind. You can sense the carefulness in his touch, the way he builds up the darks and lights with layer upon layer of tiny, precise marks. I think that's what Egnal offers us – a space to wander in, to lose ourselves in the textures and patterns of the world. You know, art isn’t about answers, but about all the questions and the searching. We are all inspired by each other’s creativity, and we all keep the conversation going.