Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising is a 9x12" hand-carved linoleum block print made on 11x14'' archival Stonehenge paper in three color variations: gold oil-based ink on black-colored paper, black oil-based ink on kraft-colored paper, and cayenne red oil-based ink on cream-colored paper. The print features an ornate Chinese-inspired phoenix surrounded by fillagree.    This print is the first in the "Astrology" series, depicting visuals of all 12 zodiac signs. Phoenix Rising is the print for the zodiac sign Scorpio.   Phoenix is the alternate symbol for Scorpio. Scorpio's traditional ruling planet is Pluto which brings energy to intense underworld/transformation/life and death cycles. Scorpio is known to evolve and change and do so in dramatic and mystical ways. You may know Scorpio for its most known symbol, the scorpion, but that is just one of the three evolutions or totems known for the sign.   The Scorpion represents a lower nature which is often how Scorpios are stereotypically characterized: evil, m