"Sky and Water I" by M.C. Escher Stationery Card mixed-media suggesting movement and natural growth

suggesting movement and natural growth through bold graphic simplicity

Tangled ferns

A grid of aircraft instrument gauges fills the composition with precise technical detail

The composition merges classical portraiture with surreal marine imagery

"Sky and Water I" by M.C. Escher Stationery Card mixed-media suggesting movement and natural growthBlack and white birds transition seamlessly into fish in this optical illusion composition, with the creatures arranged in interlocking rows that flow from sky above into water below. Created through precise linear hatching and geometric tessellation, the work demonstrates how opposing forms can occupy the same space, challenging the viewer's perception of figure and ground. Printed on smooth white card stock and made to order, artwork on the front,