This book plate, commissioned by Philip Bredesen, was created in 2011. He requested a design that would feature a grizzly bear, Mr. Bredesen’s totemic guide, and atlantic salmon in his beloved Alaskan landscape. Through email collaboration and much persuasive prompting by Mr. Bredesen, this image was developed. I used the large, waning moon to unite the sky, land, and sea. The grizzly bear’s ability to “step over the moon” paid homage to my patron’s great personal and business success.

Then, I was left to the lonely and tedious task of committing the image to copper!

Included in this commission was ownership of the copper plate, 8 hand-pulled oil prints, and the rights to unlimited, non-commercial reproduction of bookplates for his vast personal library!