Cassiopeia Constellation Screenprint | Allison & Jonathan Metzger (IA)

Cassiopeia is one of the easiest shapes to find in the northern sky: five bright stars in a crooked W that turns into an M as it wheels around the pole star through the night. Here those five stars are printed in pale silvery white and joined by fine lines, floating in a square of sky that fades from deep indigo at the top to a soft cornflower blue below, dusted with tiny stars and finished with softly ragged edges.

In the old story she was a queen who boasted a little too loudly and was placed among the stars to circle the pole forever, spending half of every night upside down. Allison & Jonathan Metzger hand-drew and hand-printed the piece using the silkscreen process, and each print is numbered, titled, and initialed in pencil beneath the image. The stars are printed with phosphorescent ink that absorbs light and gives off a gentle glow in the dark, subtle at first and brighter after a quick charge from a lamp or flashlight. The square format gives it a grounded presence on its own, and it sits naturally beside the other constellations in the series for a grouped wall.

For the friend who spots the W before anything else on a clear night.

Product Details
• Made by / Designed by: Allison & Jonathan Metzger
• Type: Silkscreen art print
• Edition: Hand-numbered limited edition of 250
• Finish/Surface: Phosphorescent ink (stars)
• Dimensions: Artwork size 8" x 8" (approx. 20.3 x 20.3 cm); fits frame 8" x 8"
• Country of Origin: United States

Color may vary slightly depending on screen settings.