Flights of Fancy is a new series of prints inspired by poems about birds. As in my previous work, the prints are not illustrations but use the poems as a starting point.
The full series of prints was exhibited at The Exchange Gallery , Saffron Walden in August 2016 and the first three had already been shown at the 2015 Cambridgeshire Open Exhibition where First Flight was awarded a Top Twenty in Show prize. Subsequently The Wind sall blaw for evermair was also awarded Top Twenty at the 2016 Cambridgeshire Open Exhibition
In addition Flights of Fancy was shown at the Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennial show in September 2016.
What good is armour when you want to fly? – inspired by the poem The Archeopteryx’s Song by Edwin Morgan
Linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 30 x 41 cms
Window mounted
Unique £200
To live on mist and fire and fly to the stars– inspired by The Archeopteryx’s song by Edwin Morgan.
Drypoint
Printed on Somerset soft white velvet paper. Image size 27 x 33cms
Window mounted
Unique £200
The city lay silent before us- inspired by Pigeons by Philip Larkin and Pigeons at Dawn by Chales Simic
Monoprint using Linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 30 x 41 cms
Window mounted
Unique £200
The great wings beating still – inspired by Leda and the Swan by WB Yeats
Drypoint
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 40 x 29 cms
Window mounted
Edition of 10. £250 (8 available)
Some blessed Hope – Inspired by The Darkling Thrush byThomas Hardy
Linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 42 x 30 cms
Window mounted
Edition of 10 colour variation. £200
A barrage of gannets – Inspired by Rhu Mor byNorman MacCaig
Monotype and collage
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 42 x 29 cms
Window mounted
Unique £300
SOLD
A magical effect – Inspired by The Blue Booby by James Tate
Linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 42 x 20cms
Window mounted
Edition of 5 colour variation. £200
(3 available)
A living, fierce gyrating wheel – Inspired by The Dalliance of Eagles by Walt Whitman
Drypoint
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 50 x 40 cms
Window mounted
Edition of 10 colour variation. £250
They drift on the still water – Inspired by Wild Swans at Coole by WB Yeats
Linocut
Printed and embossed on Somerset white velvet paper.
Image size 25 x 50cms Window mounted
Edition of 10 colour variation. £250
Instances of alertness – Inspired by Flit by Mark Doty
Monoprint, linocut, drypoint & chine colle
Printed on Somerset soft white velvet paper. Image size 30 x 30 cms
Window mounted
Unique SOLD
The wind sall blaw for evermair – Inspired by The Twa Corbies Anonymous
Linocut
Printed on Somerset soft white velvet paper. Image size 30 x 30cms
Window mounted
Edition of 10
£250
And for that minute a blackbird sang – Inspired by Adlestrop by Edward Thomas
Monoprint,drypoint and chine colle
Printed on Somerset paper. Image size 30 x 30cms
Window mounted
Unique
SOLD
Loud sing cuckoo – Inspired by Summer is ycommen in Traditional
Linocut and collage
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 42 x 29cms
Window mounted
Edition of 4 colour variation.
£ 250
Two for joy – Inspired by the counting rhyme One for Sorrow Traditional
Monoprint and linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper
Window mounted
Unique
SOLD
Particles of grain and earth and air and rain – Inspired by Proud Songsters byThomas Hardy
Monotype
Printed on 220gsm cartridge paper. Image size 41 x 59cms
Window mounted
Unique
SOLD
And a partridge and In a pear tree Inspired by The Twelve Days of Christmas Anonymous
Linocut
Printed on Somerset soft white velvet paper. Image size 13 x 13cms
Window mounted
Edition of 10 £100 each print
The breath of the churchyard – Inspired by Barn Owl by RS Thomas
Monoprint and linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 29 x 42cms
Window mounted
Edition of 2 colour variation.
£250
Flickering in sky summit – Inspired by Swifts by Ted Hughes
Monoprint and collage
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper. Image size 29 x 42cms
Unique £250
A fine thing – inspired by Pheasant by Sylvia Plath
Linocut
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper
Image size 40 x 30 cms
SOLD
I Colour Variation is available £ 300
Midst the sludgy green pools – inspired by a poem about a Water Rail by an unknown writer
Monoprint and collage
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper
Image size 40 x 30 cms
Unique . £300
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – inspired by the poem of the same name by Emily Dickinson
Monoprint linocut and collage
Printed on Somerset white velvet paper
Image size 40 x 30 cms
Unique . £300