This is a collection of five mezzotint engravings by Mikio Watanabe. Original haiku poetry by Victor Ortiz (USA) and translated into French haiku by Jackie Martine (USA) Letterpress text in deep blue echos the blue- black "moonlit" inking of the mezzotints - printed in Nantes, France December 2012

edition of 30 plus 5 artist proofs - each artist proof includes one of the five copper mezzotint plates

plus three non-commercial proofs reserved for the collaborators

the text was printed on the press at the Print Museum in Nantes, France

$1600 - with copper plate: $2400