'Solstice' is an original hand carved and hand printed linocut inspired by the bronze flagpole outside City Hall in Norwich. It depicts four women, each one representing a different season; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Medieval style clothing and natural folklore motifs feature heavily across the four depictions. Artistic license was used to adapt this design but I worked hard to preserve the essence.
Paper size: 28cm by 48.5cm (actual print size 20cm by 41cm) Paper type: Shoji (acid free) Number of prints in this edition: 30 Postage format: Rolled in tissue paper and sent in a cardboard postal tube
Thanks go to the original Artist(s) who designed the bronze flagpole. My research shows this could possibly be Lutyens, C. H. James and S. R. Pierce, dated early 1900s, but this isn't confirmed.
Prints vary a little across the edition due to the nature of them being hand printed. Professional standard inks used in the multiblock method of creating linocuts. Please do not display in direct sunlight. Linocut block displayed in the photographs not included.
Linocut prints come with a certificate of authenticity on the rear of the mount. Linocut prints are signed, titled and editioned (where relevant).
Linocut is a form of relief printmaking whereby designs are carved into a block of linoleum and ink is rolled on the surface to create the print. Video examples of the printing process can be found on my social media (@stellaboxdesigns).
This linocut was designed and printed by me in my studio in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
