Cholla and Sky Giclée Canvas
PHOTOGRAPH DESCRIPTION
Photographer: Karen Butts
Cholla Cactus
Cylindropuntia imbricate
Family: Cactaceae
AKA: Cane Cholla, Tree Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla
Photo taken on: July 1. 2021
Location: Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Pinion Juniper and disturbed open areas A tree like cactus which grows to 8 feet with spiny, cylindrical fleshy stems. The spines are finely barbed, making them difficult to remove should you get one in your skin. The flowers are purple, magenta or. a shockingly bright fuchsia in color. The cone shaped fruit is yellow and is not highly desirable but is eaten by birds. deer, pronghorn she ep and other animals when other food is scarce, The fruit remains on the plant through the winter and is often mistaken for flowers. Native people ate the flower buds raw, stewed or, dried and ground into a flour as they are high in calcium. When the stems die, they leave a beautiful lattice shaped pattern. This cactus is abundant in areas where over gazing has occurred.
DETAILS
Custom Printed – Handmade by Craftsmen
This custom canvas photograph is a 12-colour Giclée print on 400gsm cotton substrate. The canvas is hand finished ensuring each corner fold is perfectly smooth and tight. Each canvas frame is milled with a curved profile; minimizing contact with the face of the canvas; preventing unsightly impression marks and surface cracking. Finger jointed canvas frames are used create corner tension which helps to resist warping.
- Giclée print with 100+ year colour guarantee.
- 38mm canvas frame depth
- Four edge black finishing
- Stretcher bars milled from the finest quality European kiln-dried knotless pine.
- Tensioning ‘wedges and finger joints
- Handmade by experienced canvas framers
*Ask us to change the size and/or edge for you. When requesting a customization please CONTACT US before placing your order. We will customize the Glicee Canvas for the size you want (gallery images above show mounted canvas in two sizes, 16″x20″and 20″x24″) and edge you desire (standard edge is white, all sizes also available in black and image edge at no additional charge).
