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Bonsai Moon

£55.00

Limited edition ORIGINAL collagraph.

I became fascinated by bonsai (called "Penjing" in China) when I visited two impressive gardens during my 2019 trip to Shanghai: The Botanical Garden in Shanghai and The Humble Administrator's Garden in nearby Suzhou. During that trip I was also taking some lessons in Chinese Brush painting, as well as visiting Shanghai Museum almost daily to look at ceramics and paintings.

I constructed the collagraph plate for "Bonsai Moon" using only a few chosen materials: masking tape, PVA glue mixed with polyfilla, and some knife scoring. This "paring down" is a deliberate choice, inspired by what I learnt about oriental concepts of space, composition and elegance. I have my own bonsai now, called "Bob", and he kindly modelled for this design.

Each of the ten prints in this edition has been individually hand-inked using the "intaglio method". They have all been inked the same way, but there are slight variations due to the manual nature of applying and wiping the ink onto the plate surface.

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HERE ARE THE PRODUCT DETAILS:

Limited edition of 10
These are ORIGINAL prints
Overall dimensions: 20 x 14.5 cm (width x height)
Dimensions of printed area only: 14.3 x 9 cm (width x height)
Printed by hand onto quality 220 gsm Fabriano Rosaspina Bianco paper

You will receive this quality hand-signed print carefully packaged in a cellophane sleeve with backing board for stability.

DELIVERY TO UK ADDRESS ONLY.

(If you live outside the UK, please contact me to discuss shipping options)