REDWOOD EMPIRE John Muir was a great champion of nature and the redwoods. The greatest trees have all been given evocative names and it seemed appropriate that these illustrations created by Steven Noble combined the likeness of Muir with the redwoods he loved. Each illustration is either woodcut or engraved and is complemented by woodcut typography stamped into quality textured paper, a nod to the Arts and Crafts creative movement of Muir’s time.