Lake Placid - 1978 World Championships - World Sprint & Bobsledding - Vintage Travel Poster by Arti Torrance c.1978 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 17 x 22 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Arti Torrance - Arthur Francis 'Arti' Torrance (1949 -2019) His artwork can be found all over Lake Placid, but sometimes in your travels you may have stepped into a place of business or a private home to find an “Arti' hanging on the wall. If you’re lucky enough, you may have even scored yourself a “Redd.' Before the 1980 Olympics, Arti painted a mural of the MacIntyre Range that encompassed most of the back wall of the 1932 Olympic ice rink. You can also find “Artis' painted on different buildings all over town that made up the sports disciplines of the 1980 Winter Olympics. One of Arti’s favorite drawings was his Mick Jagger. He carted that drawing to Rolling Stones concerts attempting to get Mick to sign it. He lost it once, but managed to get it back. In the end, he was successful and this satisfied him until he was onto his next quest. Recently, his eyes would light up if he found someone who hadn’t yet heard the story about his autographed Bruce Springsteen painting and his Clarence Clemons painting that he’d given to Bruce as a gift.