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Green Rose Lattice

GREEN ROSE LATTICE

Artwork by Shawn Malzahn

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Handmade
  • Color Pencil (Crayola)
  • Bristol Acid-free Vellum Paper
  • 9” x  12”

DESCRIPTION

Green Rose Lattice is a color pencil drawing on medium tooth vellum paper. The work was done using a circular burnishing lawyering technique with minor engraving and black ink for additional highlights and contrasts. Approximately 14 hours of creation.

INTERPRETATION

Green Rose Lattice was drawn by Shawn Malzahn while incarcerated during the winter of 2016 as a Christmas gift for his mother. Looking closely we see that the vines spell "mom", and is meant to be interpreted as constant growth despite fences or barriers.

Shawn Malzahn

Shawn Malzahn is from Bolingbrook, Illinois and is the founder and principal director of the Green Rose Organization. He is an artist, poet, and sincere seeker of Truth who enjoys sharing his life-experiences with others. Shawn hopes to enrich the lives of mankind through compassionate service as he learns and grows through the various unique trials of Life. To contact Shawn, please send an email to shawn@greenroseorganization.com.

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