by jackie ford
7 layer reduction linoprint with Cranfield oil based inks on Fabriano unica
h: 42 w: 22 d: 1 (cms).
I am an artist printmaker living and practising in Somerset. Working through the media of linocut, I am inspired by the natural world; its beauty, complexity and fragility; its birds, plants and animals and its ability to move my spirit. In my prints, I try to express this connection through the use of detail, texture and mark making. I use thin layers of ink to build up a complex image that captures an ephemeral moment that is a unique layering of light, landscape, time and memory. "Tirricks" is the Shetland name for Arctic Terns. The making of this print; its journey of challenges and jeopardy reflects the lives of these noisy, frenetic birds who fly an annual migration route from pole to pole. My own summer visits to the Northern Isles, have always represented the unfettering of my spirit. These birds; their luminosity, their acrobatic flight and their raucous joy in living mirror that soaring sense of freedom.
£220 (As exhibited.)
£150
(Unframed print.)
£220
(Framed print.)
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