About This Print

A unique 1/1 collagraph print of trees — the weight of trunks, the reach and tangle of branches. Built up through the collagraph process, the plate holds layers of mark-making that only reveal themselves fully under the press. Earth pigments deepen the printed surface, connecting the work to the landscape it came from.

Inspiration

I'm interested in what a tree looks like when you're not looking at it as a whole — when you're just watching one branch, or the place two trunks cross. There's also a kind of calm that happens when you stand beneath a tree in full leaf and the light finds its way through. It rapidly disappears, then softly returns.

The Japanese have a word for it: komorebi.

These prints grew from that experience. Working with earth pigments and printing ink,

Details

• Technique: Collagraph

• Materials: Printing ink and earth pigments on paper

• Edition: 1/1 — unique print

• 26.5cm × 26.5cm mounted (image size 8cm × 8cm)

• Signed and titled

Please Note

Supplied with a mount, ready to place into a standard-sized frame. Colours may vary slightly depending on individual screen settings. All measurements are approximate. Learn how I pack and post your print in my Shipping Policy.