Stonechat

Stonechat. A bird that can be found all over Dartmoor and gorse-covered heathland, windy moors and the coast. Stonechats love a good lookout point and can often be found perched on the top of a bush or fencepost, bobbing their tails as they watch for insects. I love their little flashes of orange against the muted colours of the countryside. A tiny bird with a wonderfully wild character.

Details:

• Handmade linocut print
• Size: approximately 15 × 21cm (A5)
• Hand-carved, hand-inked and hand-printed
• Printed on Khadi Cotton-rag Paper (black) and mulberry paper (warm sienna/brown) using oil-based relief ink
• Printed in Devon, UK
• Unframed unless stated

A note about handmade prints:

Each print is individually hand-printed, so no two prints will ever be completely identical. Small variations in ink coverage, pressure, texture and registration are a natural part of the linocut process, and you may notice tiny areas of ink, subtle marks or other little differences from one print to another. These are not flaws, but part of what makes each hand-pulled print unique.

The paper I use are beautiful handmade, fibrous papers: cotton-rag (black) and mulberry (warm sienna/brown), so you may see natural speckles, flecks and strands of different colours within the paper. These can sometimes be visible around the edges or through areas of the print. Each sheet has its own character, meaning every print is genuinely one of a kind.

By purchasing a handmade linocut print, you are embracing these natural variations and the individuality they bring to each piece.