'Curfew On Guard' is a signed, limited edition, 4 colour linocut print on Fabriano paper by Joanna Martin.

This artwork comes unframed or framed in a light brown wooden frame. The print shows a Curlew guarding her precious clutch of eggs, as her mate flies overhead. 

"I regularly see the Curlew on the shore near where I live, this large wading bird is difficult to spot against the seaweed with it’s mottled brown plumage but I always take the time to watch it.  In the Spring it flies inland to breed in the few areas of bog and wet grassland remaining that aren’t being farmed. Very few chicks survive to fledge due to predation by fox and crows or other reasons, and this bird is on the brink of extinction."

"In my making process I carve a design out of linoleum or Japanese vinyl, roll it up with ink and handprint it. I put a lot of time and thought into mixing my inks when printmaking. I apply the first colour to the lino, handprint it then cut away more of the image, mix up the second colour, apply, print and so on, building up layer upon layer. The result is a rich depth of colour."

Packaging Details: We go to great lengths to ensure that your purchase arrives in perfect condition. We only use sturdy cardboard postal tubes and double walled cardboard boxes. We use as much recycled and recyclable material as possible, including newspapers from our coffee shop, Coffee Yard, to pack our boxes.

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