Chris Rupp is best known for his sculptures, but he also has been working on a series of prints where he uses an old fashioned printmaking technique with a contemporary twist -- graphite rubbings. Fascinated by his toddler's acquisition of language, Rupp selects short saying; cuts the words out in mat board; glues the 4-ply letters to concrete, then makes heavy rubbings with graphite.  The rich, layered results have stumped artists and collectors --asking "how do you do that?"

The print illustrated here is inspired by something his daughter says when asked something like:  How is that banana?  BEST OF MY LIFE!  she says.