Washington Spirit

This Ana Inciardi mini print captures the official crest of Washington Spirit, the National Women's Soccer League club based in the Washington, D.C. area. The design is rendered in stark black and white, with a bold shield shape dominating the composition. A single star sits above the crest, a banner across the middle reads "SPIRIT" in large block letters, and "WASHINGTON" appears on a curved ribbon above it. Stars, vertical stripes, and a soccer ball fill the lower portion of the shield, giving the overall design a layered, graphic quality that translates well into the relief-print format Inciardi favors. The Washington Spirit have been a consistent presence in women's professional soccer in the United States, competing in the NWSL since the league's founding in 2013. Sports crests are a natural fit for Inciardi's printmaking style because the bold lines, symmetry, and limited color palette of a badge translate directly into the high-contrast aesthetic of her work. Collectors drawn to this print tend to appreciate how the medium strips away the polish of digital design and restores a handmade, almost woodcut-like weight to what is otherwise a commercial logo. The physicality of the ink on paper gives the crest an entirely different presence than its screen version. This print pairs naturally with her other sports and team-themed subjects and is frequently grouped alongside her broader series of emblems and institutional imagery by collectors who organize around civic identity and local pride.