Zora Neale Hurston - Love

'Zora Neale Hurston - Love' is an open edition, illustrative literary print by New York City based creative studio 'Obvious State'. This artwork is printed on heavy premium 270 gsm Fine Art paper with an elegant eggshell finish.

"Yes I do, darling, I love you." - Zora Neale Hurston

We discovered this disarmingly simple, yet powerful quotation while reading one of Ms. Hurston’s earlier plays, “De Turkey and De Law.” As a theme, “love” is immeasurably broad, and try as they might, authors will never exhaust its depths.

But this particular line, though not pithy or metaphorical, stuck with us and served as a perfect foil to lengthier aphorisms. Sometimes, love is simple and direct, and its power lies not in its cleverness but in its honesty: Yes I do, darling, I love you. Falling in love is a moment for fireworks, not speeches.

For this illustration, we began with a modest symbol, the ampersand - that simple conjunction that joins two things together. The ampersand curls loop and twist to form a mirror image, knotted together so much that the two become one.

Frame Details: We use sustainable wooden frames and glass, not fibreboard and acrylic which typically you find in 'off the shelf' frames. Unlike acrylic, glass does not lose its clarity over time and can be easily and safely cleaned. We have been successfully shipping ready to hang frames containing glass since we opened in 2005. There are two finishes to choose from: black or white.

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Packaging Details: We go to great lengths to ensure that your purchase arrives in perfect condition. We only use sturdy cardboard postal tubes and double walled cardboard boxes. We use as much recycled and recyclable material as possible, including newspapers from our coffee shop, Coffee Yard, to pack our boxes.

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