The Silk Road is the ancient trade route between Asia and Europe. It has existed for well over 2,000 years and gets its' name from the highly profitable trade in Chinese silk; although silk was far from the only good traded along its' 4,000 miles. Secondly but more importantly, was the exchange of information and ideas, enlightening people both East and West. And although dangerous to traverse, it allowed those with the guts and good luck, a chance to strike it rich. Starting with the Chinese around 100 B.C. it expanded east and then west as the fortunes of ancient empires waxed and waned. The Romans kicked the trade into high gear with its’ insatiable appetite for foreign goods. More recently The Silk Road is known as the notorious Darknet Website trafficking in illegal goods. Run by Ross Ulbricht, who called himself The Dread Pirate Roberts (from the book and movie “THE PRINCESS BRIDE”), it sold mostly drugs to clients around the World (although anything forbidden could often be found) and used Bitcoin to help insure anonymity. Ulbricht was arrested by the FBI in October of 2013 and his marketplace closed, not that it doesn’t resurface in various forms from time to time. And although silk, spices, science and philosophies drove the original Silk Road just like the Darknet version it also spread plague along its’ routes. So perhaps the internet is really the Silk Road of the 21st Century in all its personas both for good and evil. Surreallascapes: Each Collage is made up of at least 40 different pictures arranged in a landscape where the physical world is real, but the essence is of an alternate dimension. Or a Jigsaw puzzle where the pieces are made to fit together in a dreamlike manner. This will be offered as a signed and numbered print, limited to an edition of 25. Made from 100% rag paper, the 18" X 25" prints include a one-inch border.