Firefly Moon
Unmounted: 21 x 28cm
Mounted: 29 x 36cm
Fireflies are found all over the world, but in the UK there are none that actually fly - there are only glow worms. I have cheated a little and added “flying” fireflies with tufted vetch - Vicia cracca in front of a silvery full moon, painted with water based metallics.
When you buy one of my prints, you are buying a one-of-a-kind original. There is only one print in the edition - no reproductions are made.
I use the Gelli plate method to get the very fine detail, printing directly from the plants themselves. I forage my plants locally and sustainably - from verges, hedgerows and my own garden (and sometimes a friend’s).
Usually, I use oil based, archival inks that have good colour fastness and are tolerant to light. Occasionally I use water based inks and these, although also archival, do not like getting wet. (Although no artwork likes getting wet!) If I have used water based inks, I spray the print lightly with a fixative to help preserve it.
The bugs, butterflies and other creatures in my prints are all hand painted, by me, after printing - either using watercolour, gouache or acrylics.
Unmounted: 21 x 28cm
Mounted: 29 x 36cm
Fireflies are found all over the world, but in the UK there are none that actually fly - there are only glow worms. I have cheated a little and added “flying” fireflies with tufted vetch - Vicia cracca in front of a silvery full moon, painted with water based metallics.
When you buy one of my prints, you are buying a one-of-a-kind original. There is only one print in the edition - no reproductions are made.
I use the Gelli plate method to get the very fine detail, printing directly from the plants themselves. I forage my plants locally and sustainably - from verges, hedgerows and my own garden (and sometimes a friend’s).
Usually, I use oil based, archival inks that have good colour fastness and are tolerant to light. Occasionally I use water based inks and these, although also archival, do not like getting wet. (Although no artwork likes getting wet!) If I have used water based inks, I spray the print lightly with a fixative to help preserve it.
The bugs, butterflies and other creatures in my prints are all hand painted, by me, after printing - either using watercolour, gouache or acrylics.
Unmounted: 21 x 28cm
Mounted: 29 x 36cm
Fireflies are found all over the world, but in the UK there are none that actually fly - there are only glow worms. I have cheated a little and added “flying” fireflies with tufted vetch - Vicia cracca in front of a silvery full moon, painted with water based metallics.
When you buy one of my prints, you are buying a one-of-a-kind original. There is only one print in the edition - no reproductions are made.
I use the Gelli plate method to get the very fine detail, printing directly from the plants themselves. I forage my plants locally and sustainably - from verges, hedgerows and my own garden (and sometimes a friend’s).
Usually, I use oil based, archival inks that have good colour fastness and are tolerant to light. Occasionally I use water based inks and these, although also archival, do not like getting wet. (Although no artwork likes getting wet!) If I have used water based inks, I spray the print lightly with a fixative to help preserve it.
The bugs, butterflies and other creatures in my prints are all hand painted, by me, after printing - either using watercolour, gouache or acrylics.