"Your body is a sandcastle. It will wash away. The hands of time will ensure it. Until then, make waves and hopefully a bit of art." - Hancé

Inspired and modeled by Hancê Boulden (@atravelin_man, IG), this is the first in a new series of engravings, Body Language -- celebrating the beauty, resilience and form of the male and female body (and soul).

Two sizes of fine art prints are available of the 8x8” hand-engraved original — 8x8” and 12x12”, both available with or without Hancé's words; see a comparison of the sizes in listing pictures. Archival inks on Smooth Matte fine art paper produce rich velvety blacks and a wide range of tones to capture every detail of the original engraving.

Prints have no borders to allow for personal framing options.

This style of hand-illustrated engraving has been around since the 1800s. A panel of Masonite is covered with white clay and then a thin layer of black India ink on top. Using a small Xacto blade and a fiberglass brush, I carve through the black ink line by line, exposing variable degrees of the white clay beneath.

Prints are UN-FRAMED

Photos in listings with framed examples are for aesthetic inspiration and to give ideas of size.

Prints are shipped in highly-protective box to ensure they arrive safe and sound.

Please expect 5-10 days for production, packaging and delivery. I keep you up to date from the time of your order to shipping so you can know exactly when your artwork is arriving.

Copyright 2025 All artwork and images of artwork copyright Jennifer Kay, Jennifer Illustrations, LLC. Purchase of prints does not transfer reproduction rights.