A posse of vibrant creatures slyly scope out their environment in prints by Jo Pearson, a.ok.a. Strangford. From pigeons and rabbits to alligators and fish, the artist’s most up-to-date creations increase upon her earlier works that includes playful animals.
Within the final yr, Strangford has steadily shifted her follow towards carving wooden, contrasting her earlier methods that largely centered on linoleum. “It might seem like a small change, but it makes a big difference to the character and texture of the print,” the artist explains. “The more handmade the finished print looks the happier I am.”
As Strangford refines her woodblock carving expertise, she additionally explores the probabilities of discount printing, which refers back to the act of steadily carving away extra materials from the identical block after utilizing it to print preliminary layers. This is among the methods she will obtain such detailed expressions and extra complicated patterns.
Strangford’s work is at the moment on view for the Lino Print 4 exhibition within the U.Okay. Comply with the artist’s Instagram for peeks at her course of, and take a look at her web site for prints.
