“Bring the sea home; a collection of six botanical prints inspired by clear bright mornings seaweed foraging in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic.” Jo Anne About This Print This is a handmade print printed on handmade washi (Japanese paper). Strong, warm bold colours and shapes sit atop a delicate, partially translucent paper. The print is from a hand-cut lino block. Blocks are inked up by hand and lead to a unique colour variation in each print. Each print block is hand-printed onto a 50 gsm long-fibred handmade Japanese washi paper from Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan, where they have been making washi papers for eight generations. Details Materials: Water-based inks on a 50 gsm handmade Japanese washi paper with a deckled edge. Size: 6 individual prints each 520 x 430 mm. Colour Range: Atlantic Wakame; A warmed green ochre counterpointed with flashes of a cooler green ochre, raw umber with green undertones on fronds. Dillisk; Deep Cadmium and Red Umber with bright flashes of Blue Ocher and Rubin Red. Channeled Wrack; Raw umber with dark green undertones at roots with bright flashes of bright mustard ochre on the tips. Sea Spaghetti: A warmed green ochre balanced against a dark raw umber Bladder Wrack: Deep raw umber with dark green undertones at the roots with bright flashes of bright mustard ochre on the tips. Kombu Kelp: Rust, Dark Olive, Light Olive Sustainability Commitment All of our prints are printed by hand in our studio. We use only handmade Japanese paper (washi) made from renewable plant sources. When compared to wood-based papers, washi is created with significantly less harm to our environment. We use only water-based ink and no toxic cleaning products or solvents. We hand carve our printing blocks from linoleum which is fully biodegradable and recyclable. Our paper packaging is 100% recycled paper from FSC-certified sources. As a member of '1% for the Planet' we donate 1% of every sale to environmental causes.
