Odysseus’ Tool Shed, A limited edition woodcut print

Odysseus’s Tool Shed is a limited edition, reduction wood cut print of 20.  All prints are signed and numbered.

Supplied with a mount or framed.  Variations do occur in each print as they are printed individually by hand using a manual press.

Print size is approximately 29cm by 21cm; with mount 41cm by 33cm; framed 44cm by 36cm. 

Inspiration

Saw Christopher Nolan’s film and just loved the look, the settings and the general accoutrement of the ancients!  Then I thought where does he keep all his stuff…it was also inspired in part by a piece I saw in an exhibition called Holy Pop and they had assembled a wall of tools that a real graffiti artist used.  Bolt cutters, head torches, spray cans, face mask and so on, amazing.  I’ve kind’ ve done the same for Odysseus.

Addition details

Specialist Japanese washi print paper - Professional Caligo safewash oil-based inks - Hand-printed ORIGINAL ARTWORK not a digital print - Titled and signed on the front - Colours and tones may slightly differ from what you see on your screen and the original artwork you receive.

The frame (if ordered) is custom made by me using chop mouldings, core mountboard, and art-standard 2mm acrylic glass from our friends at www.lionpic.co.uk.  Please note that mount and framed prices are reasonable as done by myself. 

Delivery

Depends on choice order. Mounted 3-5 days, framed 5-7 days.

Process

Reduction prints are made by repeatedly carving into a wood block of shina plywood in this case and then printing a colour.  Usually colour printing goes from lighter colours to a final darker colour.  Wood is removed each time until eventually the block is completely gone or the print is complete.  Because the block is progressively carved away, no more prints can be made.

If it is a one colour block this can be an open edition i.e. many prints can be made. If it is a numbered edition that is the number of prints that will ever exist, no more can be made.