Ynys Llanddwyn
Open edition original linocut print (unframed)
22.5 cm x 7 cm (printed area)
Ynys Llanddwyn is a small island off the southwest tip of Ynys Môn / Anglesey. Famed for its association with Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, the island is connected to the body of Ynys Môn by a narrow causeway which floods at high tide. Viewed from the north, the island, along with its lighthouse and memorial cross, is framed by the distant hills of Pen LLŷn / the LLŷn Peninsula.
The print is based upon a sketch of the island that I made whilst standing in the sea. I have often sketched the island from the beach, but was keen this time to capture it across a body of water and, short of sitting in a boat, wading into the sea struck me as the best way to do so. The print itself was made from a block of grey lino, and cut largely with a small v-shaped gouge.
Each print of Ynys Llanddwyn has been hand-pressed with a silver spoon to hand-torn sheets of 250 gsm Somerset Satin paper. The sheets measure 31 x 15 cm. The ink used is Cranfield’s Seville Black Traditional Letterpress ink.
I sign and title each print beneath the printed area. As this is an open edition and therefore not limited by number, the individual prints are not themselves numbered.
Open edition original linocut print (unframed)
22.5 cm x 7 cm (printed area)
Ynys Llanddwyn is a small island off the southwest tip of Ynys Môn / Anglesey. Famed for its association with Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, the island is connected to the body of Ynys Môn by a narrow causeway which floods at high tide. Viewed from the north, the island, along with its lighthouse and memorial cross, is framed by the distant hills of Pen LLŷn / the LLŷn Peninsula.
The print is based upon a sketch of the island that I made whilst standing in the sea. I have often sketched the island from the beach, but was keen this time to capture it across a body of water and, short of sitting in a boat, wading into the sea struck me as the best way to do so. The print itself was made from a block of grey lino, and cut largely with a small v-shaped gouge.
Each print of Ynys Llanddwyn has been hand-pressed with a silver spoon to hand-torn sheets of 250 gsm Somerset Satin paper. The sheets measure 31 x 15 cm. The ink used is Cranfield’s Seville Black Traditional Letterpress ink.
I sign and title each print beneath the printed area. As this is an open edition and therefore not limited by number, the individual prints are not themselves numbered.
Open edition original linocut print (unframed)
22.5 cm x 7 cm (printed area)
Ynys Llanddwyn is a small island off the southwest tip of Ynys Môn / Anglesey. Famed for its association with Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, the island is connected to the body of Ynys Môn by a narrow causeway which floods at high tide. Viewed from the north, the island, along with its lighthouse and memorial cross, is framed by the distant hills of Pen LLŷn / the LLŷn Peninsula.
The print is based upon a sketch of the island that I made whilst standing in the sea. I have often sketched the island from the beach, but was keen this time to capture it across a body of water and, short of sitting in a boat, wading into the sea struck me as the best way to do so. The print itself was made from a block of grey lino, and cut largely with a small v-shaped gouge.
Each print of Ynys Llanddwyn has been hand-pressed with a silver spoon to hand-torn sheets of 250 gsm Somerset Satin paper. The sheets measure 31 x 15 cm. The ink used is Cranfield’s Seville Black Traditional Letterpress ink.
I sign and title each print beneath the printed area. As this is an open edition and therefore not limited by number, the individual prints are not themselves numbered.