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Reduction linocut
25 x 30 cm (image) 49 x 52 cm (frame)
“My reduction linocut ‘First Snow’ was inspired by the beautiful book ‘Raising Hare’ by Chloe Dalton.
It is a factual book about how she nurtures a young abandoned leveret during the lockdown period. It is written in a poetic lyrical way describing her newly enhanced appreciation for the natural world based on her close observation of the hare as it grows and eventually returns to the wild. She also looks into the mythology surrounding hares - their association with the moon, being partly nocturnal, and fertility and how they have been viewed through the ages. Introduced to the UK by the Romans, the Celts revered them as sacred, otherworldly creatures who could ‘shapeshift' into human form. They have long been linked to spirituality and magic and have an association with witches. Over the years they have been seen as harbingers of both good and bad luck.
I have tried to express the mythical side of the hare seeing it as an elusive magical creature I have incorporated Celtic like patterns on it which also echo the shapes of the foreground foliage.”
Reduction linocut
25 x 30 cm (image) 49 x 52 cm (frame)
“My reduction linocut ‘First Snow’ was inspired by the beautiful book ‘Raising Hare’ by Chloe Dalton.
It is a factual book about how she nurtures a young abandoned leveret during the lockdown period. It is written in a poetic lyrical way describing her newly enhanced appreciation for the natural world based on her close observation of the hare as it grows and eventually returns to the wild. She also looks into the mythology surrounding hares - their association with the moon, being partly nocturnal, and fertility and how they have been viewed through the ages. Introduced to the UK by the Romans, the Celts revered them as sacred, otherworldly creatures who could ‘shapeshift' into human form. They have long been linked to spirituality and magic and have an association with witches. Over the years they have been seen as harbingers of both good and bad luck.
I have tried to express the mythical side of the hare seeing it as an elusive magical creature I have incorporated Celtic like patterns on it which also echo the shapes of the foreground foliage.”