I love the rhythm and the sound effects of this sentence: "Print making, like all art, is wrung from the heart and doesn't always add up." The assonance in "all-art-always-add-up" and the rhyming of heart and art are a reflection in sound of the woodcut process. This is good tight writing. I also love the phrase "uncanny valley between self and other". "uncanny" and "valley" near rhymes showcase the connection and difference between "self" and "other". The consonance among "portraiture" "trek" "artist" and "through" mirror the trek through the valley. You probably do this stuff instinctively and unconsciously. It shows a great command of language.
I love the rhythm and the sound effects of this sentence: "Print making, like all art, is wrung from the heart and doesn't always add up." The assonance in "all-art-always-add-up" and the rhyming of heart and art are a reflection in sound of the woodcut process. This is good tight writing. I also love the phrase "uncanny valley between self and other". "uncanny" and "valley" near rhymes showcase the connection and difference between "self" and "other". The consonance among "portraiture" "trek" "artist" and "through" mirror the trek through the valley. You probably do this stuff instinctively and unconsciously. It shows a great command of language.
Thanks for parsing, Jim! It's true, I don't think about any of this at all! It's so interesting to see you take it apart.