All Things Were One Thing (Emboss)
Limited edition linocut emboss
16 × 16 cm on hand-torn sheets measuring 25 × 25 cm
Number of prints in the edition: 4
All Things Were One Thing is based upon a continuous line sketch in which the central tree, its two companions with their cloud-like canopies, its infant, and a sun that looks upon them all are drawn as part of a single unbroken line. The text within the work realises in words the connectedness of all these things and is itself part of the same line. Carving the block and maintaining the integrity of this single line was a very slow process and inevitably, whilst clearing around the line, I was drawn to make further marks. As the work progressed, these marks became more and more conscious such that they began to flow upwards around the central tree. I have sought to capture all of these marks within the emboss.
The paper used is a creamy 300 gsm soft-white Somerset Satin. To create the emboss, I dampened the paper and pressed it first in a clamp press. Thereafter, I worked the paper by hand using a teaspoon. The work is best seen where light captures its texture. I have limited the emboss to four prints only, each of which I have titled, signed, and numbered on the reverse of the paper.
Limited edition linocut emboss
16 × 16 cm on hand-torn sheets measuring 25 × 25 cm
Number of prints in the edition: 4
All Things Were One Thing is based upon a continuous line sketch in which the central tree, its two companions with their cloud-like canopies, its infant, and a sun that looks upon them all are drawn as part of a single unbroken line. The text within the work realises in words the connectedness of all these things and is itself part of the same line. Carving the block and maintaining the integrity of this single line was a very slow process and inevitably, whilst clearing around the line, I was drawn to make further marks. As the work progressed, these marks became more and more conscious such that they began to flow upwards around the central tree. I have sought to capture all of these marks within the emboss.
The paper used is a creamy 300 gsm soft-white Somerset Satin. To create the emboss, I dampened the paper and pressed it first in a clamp press. Thereafter, I worked the paper by hand using a teaspoon. The work is best seen where light captures its texture. I have limited the emboss to four prints only, each of which I have titled, signed, and numbered on the reverse of the paper.
Limited edition linocut emboss
16 × 16 cm on hand-torn sheets measuring 25 × 25 cm
Number of prints in the edition: 4
All Things Were One Thing is based upon a continuous line sketch in which the central tree, its two companions with their cloud-like canopies, its infant, and a sun that looks upon them all are drawn as part of a single unbroken line. The text within the work realises in words the connectedness of all these things and is itself part of the same line. Carving the block and maintaining the integrity of this single line was a very slow process and inevitably, whilst clearing around the line, I was drawn to make further marks. As the work progressed, these marks became more and more conscious such that they began to flow upwards around the central tree. I have sought to capture all of these marks within the emboss.
The paper used is a creamy 300 gsm soft-white Somerset Satin. To create the emboss, I dampened the paper and pressed it first in a clamp press. Thereafter, I worked the paper by hand using a teaspoon. The work is best seen where light captures its texture. I have limited the emboss to four prints only, each of which I have titled, signed, and numbered on the reverse of the paper.