*** SOLD OUT - THANK YOU!! *** (11-09-20)

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PRE-ORDERS (06-09-20):

Due to the interest expressed, I'm running a pre-order for the remaining prints in this 100-strong edition. While I have a small batch ready-printed and set aside for especially urgent orders, I will mostly be printing these on demand.

DELIVERY TIMES - PLEASE NOTE:

Please expect a slightly longer delivery time than normal (partly due to me printing to order, and partly due to ongoing international postal delays due to the pandemic).

I will endeavour to post all pre-orders out within the next 6 weeks - if it's looking like it might take any longer than this, please be assured that I will keep you fully up-to-date!

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PRINT INFO:

* Limited edition (edition size: 100)

* Paper size = 67 cm x 47 cm approx

* Printed area = 57 cm x 39 cm approx

* Sold unframed.

* Printed with vivid Caligo oil-based relief inks on ivory-coloured, handmade Mitsumata paper (60gsm), flecked with natural fibres. Due to the handmade nature of this paper, no two prints are exactly the same and some small flaws/areas of texture are to be expected in the paper itself.

* Hand-finished edges, so you can frame it with a mount or with edges exposed as you prefer.

* As each print is handmade and unique, there may be tiny variations from the one pictured here.

* All prints are signed by the artist (me! Hello!).

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ABOUT THIS PRINT...

"The Shoals of Herring" is my homage to the fisher-folk of the East coast, from Aberdeenshire (where I was raised) all the way down to Great Yarmouth, where fishwives and herring girls from the North East of Scotland would arrive in droves each year, following the fleets of herring boats down to work on the fish production lines there. Storytelling traditions are still strong where I grew up, with numerous songs and tales about the exploits of fishermen, whalers and lonesome women scanning the cold north sea for signs of loves lost - I've tried to channel all of this into one intricate lino block filled with hand-carved vignettes, some fantastical and some firmly rooted in the harbours, waves and hardships of the coast. The title is borrowed from a song by folk legend Ewan McColl - my family used to sing it when I was young, and still do now...

This large-scale (A2), intricately detailed linocut was carved by hand from on my own original illustration, and exhibited by the Seaford Contemporary Illustrators and Printmakers (https://www.wearescip.co.uk/) in the summer of 2019, where it hung alongside some amazing pieces from the likes of Quentin Blake, Paul Thurlby, Owen Davey, and textile designer Donna Wilson (plus loads more brilliant people!).

This piece is printed in a dark teal-blue using vivid, light-fast Caligo oil-based relief inks on ivory-coloured, handmade Mitsumata paper (60gsm), flecked with natural fibres. Due to the handmade nature of this paper, no two prints are exactly the same and some small flaws/areas of texture are to be expected in the paper itself - in my opinion, this only enhances the tactile character of the print.

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COMBINING POSTAGE WITH OTHER ORDERS:

A few people have asked if it's possible to combine postage with prints bought when my shop fully reopens next week.

The answer is yes, with a couple of caveats:

* If you wish to combine postage, please let me know when you place your 'normal' shop order next week that you have already purchased the Shoals of Herring as a pre-order, and you'd like both orders to be sent together.
* For combined orders, all items will be sent out when The Shoals of Herring prints are ready to go, which means it may take up to 6 weeks for them all to be sent out. Please bear this in mind if you need your other prints to arrive sooner!