Staking My Heart

$2,400.00

Conceived in the fantasy of a heretic sufficiently mad to pray, sing or laugh while being burned at the stake, my equations of magma, fire, blood, wood and transient flesh figure strongly as they weave around a delicate heart alive with worms and flowers only to rise as seven jeweled torches. My image of the Dark Goddess (in fact that of Hypnos god of sleep from the cover of a Swiss magazine, Du) was saved for twenty-three years to fulfil this role. It appears at the south pole of Jupiter. The stake and flowering ribcage, a naked Dionysian banshee, Kali in red and my own dreamy white anima girl are surrounded by monads that burst into organic forms: bird beaks, claws, fishtails, lizards, then skeletons of a fierce bear, chimpanzees and an elephant bird as the artist’s alter ego. Alexander von Humboldt looks on as Iowa City’s famous Black Angel spreads her wings in gracious acknowledgement.

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Staking My Heart

Conceived in the fantasy of a heretic sufficiently mad to pray, sing or laugh while being burned at the stake, my equations of magma, fire, blood, wood and transient flesh figure strongly as they weave around a delicate heart alive with worms and flowers only to rise as seven jeweled torches. My image of the Dark Goddess (in fact that of Hypnos god of sleep from the cover of a Swiss magazine, Du) was saved for twenty-three years to fulfil this role. It appears at the south pole of Jupiter. The stake and flowering ribcage, a naked Dionysian banshee, Kali in red and my own dreamy white anima girl are surrounded by monads that burst into organic forms: bird beaks, claws, fishtails, lizards, then skeletons of a fierce bear, chimpanzees and an elephant bird as the artist’s alter ego. Alexander von Humboldt looks on as Iowa City’s famous Black Angel spreads her wings in gracious acknowledgement.

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60 x 30

Fine Art Printing

Highly detailed, brightly colored, fine art prints.

These prints are made from the artist's original graphics, digitally mastered and printed on archival Hot Press bright paper for its ability to create a bright color palette. It not only looks great, but is fade resistant for 200 years.

  • 200 year archival inks
  • Fine Art Hot Press Bright Paper
  • Digitally mastered and printed from the original archives
  • Calibrated for superior color fidelity

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Prices subject to increase as the editions sell out.

Framing Available

Framing InquiryCarol Bocchieri's prints are all sold unframed, but custom framing is available.

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About Our Framing

A quality frame starts with quality wood, and our moldings are beautiful hardwood imported from Italy, painted hand cut and assembled by our craftsman.

We only use the best components for each frame like real wood glue and V-nail joinery to make a perfect frame that is sure to last generations.

  • Imported Italian hardwood
  • Real wood glue
  • V-nail joinery
  • Acrylate unbreakable plexiglass
  • Stainless steel fittings and fasteners
  • Quality black cover paper
  • Artisan hand cut photo mats

  • Precision woodworking
  • The finest painted finish
  • Yaw free cornering
  • Hand assembled

All of our frames are precisely matted to the art dimensions and will last generations.