Guardian in Black

Guardian in BlackGuardian is a one colour linocut print printed on Fabriano Rosaspina 280gsm paper in oil based rich black ink. Inspired by reliquaries and sacred trees, this print celebrates the English Yew tree. Yew trees are auspicious in folklore, guarding the underworld and being associated with rebirth, death, and everlasting life. Wild flowers found in woodland frame the hand, the knuckles as eyes are a nod to the watchful protective nature of the yew, and the

Guardian is a one colour linocut print printed on Fabriano Rosaspina 280gsm paper in oil based rich black ink.

”Inspired by reliquaries and sacred trees, this print celebrates the English Yew tree. Yew trees are auspicious in folklore, guarding the underworld and being associated with rebirth, death, and everlasting life. Wild flowers found in woodland frame the hand, the knuckles as eyes are a nod to the watchful protective nature of the yew, and the windows offer a little glimpse into the heavens of the underworld.”

Image size: 10.5 x 18 cm.
Paper size: 18 x 25 cm.
Open edition, 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.