Three-layer Reduction Linocut Paper size: 70 × 50 cm Paper: 285 gsm Edition: 20 + 5 Artist Proofs Handprinted with Gunning Etching Press
Rootlines: Valley continues the exploration of organic networks that appear throughout my practice as metaphors for memory, direction, and inner movement. The composition merges a valley-like landscape with dynamic, nervous lines — as if beneath the surface of nature there were ancient pathways, internal maps, and invisible currents running through the ground.
Process
This print was created using a three-layer reduction linocut technique. Each colour layer was printed from the same block, which was progressively carved away. The matrix cannot be recreated — the edition is final and permanently limited.
Layer 1: soft, warm tones forming the base of the valley.
Layer 2: olive and earthy structures building depth and organic mass.
Layer 3: dark, intricate linework — roots, networks, threads of memory — defining the characteristic language of the Rootlines series.
About the Work
Rootlines: Valley sits between landscape and abstraction. It is a valley that seems alive beneath its surface — a place where lines bind together what is seen and what is remembered.
A space of direction, tension, and quiet flow. As if the earth itself were breathing.
