Some moments need no explanation. Small Hands is a photograph of a chimpanzee mother holding her baby in a gold hammock at the Saint Louis Zoo, set against a rust-colored rock wall. The infant grips a thin stem in one pink hand, and the stem rises to the mother's face, where she holds it near her mouth and looks straight toward the camera with a steady, unhurried gaze. Gold, rust and black run through the whole frame.
The eye goes first to the mother's face and the stem that crosses it, then follows the stem down to the baby's hand and its small, watchful face, tucked against her chest. The curve of the hammock carries the eye on along its dark edge, and the branch at the left and the warm wall behind keep the subjects close and the frame quiet. The picture is about the line between those two faces.
It sits in the tradition of Elliott Erwitt, who saw the family feeling in animals as readily as in people, and in Henri Cartier-Bresson's habit of waiting until a gesture and a glance arrive together.
Design & Styling
Small Hands suits family rooms, nurseries, kids' rooms and reading corners, and any space where a quiet, tender image is wanted. The gold and rust sit well beside natural wood, rattan, cream linen, tan leather and brass. It also fits pediatric and maternity offices, family waiting rooms, school and library common areas and family-oriented hospitality spaces. The 3:2 format works over a sofa, a console, a bed or a stair landing.
Curated Pairings
Three companions, each connected in a different way:
For another animal that looks back: Pair with Held Court, a male lion sprawled across a rock ledge at the Saint Louis Zoo, looking back over his shoulder. Both pictures are of zoo animals that know the camera is there and hold the look.
For the opposite gaze: Pair with Kali - Grace in Profile, a giraffe portrait held in profile. A deliberate contrast: an animal turned away and quiet there, a mother and baby facing you directly here.
For two animals together: Pair with Brothers, two lesser kudu locking horns while a giraffe looks on. Both pictures are about the bond between animals, one tender and one playful, in a similar range of warm greens and golds.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as an open edition print in framed or unframed archival paper, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife acrylic, canvas and wood. Framed archival paper is the recommendation: the soft gold and rust tones and the fine fur detail stay close to a traditional darkroom print, which suits an intimate subject. ChromaLuxe® Metal (Matte) is the alternative if you want the warm tones richer and the hang more contemporary.
Note: This is an open edition print, unsigned and unnumbered, available in the sizes and materials listed above.
Some moments need no explanation. Small Hands is a photograph of a chimpanzee mother holding her baby in a gold hammock at the Saint Louis Zoo, set against a rust-colored rock wall. The infant grips a thin stem in one pink hand, and the stem rises to the mother's face, where she holds it near her mouth and looks straight toward the camera with a steady, unhurried gaze. Gold, rust and black run through the whole frame.
The eye goes first to the mother's face and the stem that crosses it, then follows the stem down to the baby's hand and its small, watchful face, tucked against her chest. The curve of the hammock carries the eye on along its dark edge, and the branch at the left and the warm wall behind keep the subjects close and the frame quiet. The picture is about the line between those two faces.
It sits in the tradition of Elliott Erwitt, who saw the family feeling in animals as readily as in people, and in Henri Cartier-Bresson's habit of waiting until a gesture and a glance arrive together.
Design & Styling
Small Hands suits family rooms, nurseries, kids' rooms and reading corners, and any space where a quiet, tender image is wanted. The gold and rust sit well beside natural wood, rattan, cream linen, tan leather and brass. It also fits pediatric and maternity offices, family waiting rooms, school and library common areas and family-oriented hospitality spaces. The 3:2 format works over a sofa, a console, a bed or a stair landing.
Curated Pairings
Three companions, each connected in a different way:
For another animal that looks back: Pair with Held Court, a male lion sprawled across a rock ledge at the Saint Louis Zoo, looking back over his shoulder. Both pictures are of zoo animals that know the camera is there and hold the look.
For the opposite gaze: Pair with Kali - Grace in Profile, a giraffe portrait held in profile. A deliberate contrast: an animal turned away and quiet there, a mother and baby facing you directly here.
For two animals together: Pair with Brothers, two lesser kudu locking horns while a giraffe looks on. Both pictures are about the bond between animals, one tender and one playful, in a similar range of warm greens and golds.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as an open edition print in framed or unframed archival paper, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife acrylic, canvas and wood. Framed archival paper is the recommendation: the soft gold and rust tones and the fine fur detail stay close to a traditional darkroom print, which suits an intimate subject. ChromaLuxe® Metal (Matte) is the alternative if you want the warm tones richer and the hang more contemporary.
Note: This is an open edition print, unsigned and unnumbered, available in the sizes and materials listed above.
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