Ferns - Linocut Print
Ferns - Linocut Print
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Inspired by the carpets of Ferns that unfurl across our local woodland each spring, this print celebrates the rich textures and layered foliage that transform the woodland floor. Rather than focusing on a single plant, the composition captures the rhythm and movement created by overlapping fronds.
Built up over four colour layers, the print develops from the white of the paper through progressively deeper greens until the final dark camouflage layer brings the intricate detail into focus. At the time, this was my largest linocut print, with every impression burnished by hand.
Printed by hand in my garden studio, each print is individually signed and numbered as part of a limited edition. Once an edition is complete, no further prints can be made from the original plate.
Details
Details
Edition Size: 11
Print Size: 32cm x 23cm
Mount Size: 40cm x 30cm
What is a Linocut?
What is a Linocut?
Linocut is a traditional relief printmaking process in which a design is carved into a sheet of lino by hand. Each colour is printed separately, working from light to dark. After every layer is printed, more of the lino is carved away before the next colour is added. Because material is removed at every stage, the original printing plate is gradually destroyed as the image develops, making it impossible to print additional copies once the edition is complete.
I print each edition by hand on my Woodzilla printing press in my garden studio. My editions are intentionally small, so every print is individually signed, numbered and one of only a limited number produced.
