by Cally Conway.
Original one colour linocut print on heavyweight Fabriano Rosaspina paper.
This image is based on an Italian Reinassance depiction of a Tiger in a manuscript, and was made as promotional material for Maggie O'Farrell's book 'The Marriage Portrait'. This linoprint was also made into a gold pin which was given away with the independent bookseller edition.
Image size: 25 x 17 cm.
Paper size: 36.5 x 25 cm.
Edition of 100, numbered, titled and signed.
A lover of the natural world, Cally's prints are inspired by nature and folklore. She is based in London, but is constantly drawn to the beauty of nature and its place within the world. She began producing etchings and collagraphs at art college, and came to linocut printmaking much later. She really fell in love with the process of linocut; something about the carved line as a way to translate her sketches, and to explore pattern and texture.
This work is shown at Atelier Beside the Sea as part of the Feast exhibition.