Eric Linton practices ostranenie: the technique of presenting common things in an unfamiliar way in order to enhance perception of the familiar. One of his missions as an artist is to help people see the things that surround us in a different way. The trees that surround us and outlive us are constantly writing the stories of the micro and macro environments around them. From the workings of a wood ant to the global climates, these trees are full of stories. So, as an artist that makes tree ring prints, Linton also considers himself a publisher of the stories written in wood. The wood he gathers for making his prints is taken only from trees that have previously fallen. He doesn’t cut down any trees to make his tree ring prints. He likes to gather his samples from places that have some significance like a national park, national forest, historical site, or some other significant geographic location. While all of his works and techniques are unique, he credits the idea of printing tree rings from a cross section of wood to artist Bryan Nash Gill.