Artwork description:

An intricate, detailed wood engraving of a wasp nest under construction.

Rebecca says of this work: "I started with an oil sketch I made of a wonderful watercolour by Edward Detmold in a book on insects. I have always loved peering into the secret world of wasps!"

The image size is 13x16cm. It is hand-printed on a larger sheet of paper, allowing generous margins for mounting and framing.

Wood engraving is a traditional form of fine art printmaking. The artist uses specialised tools to create the image in relief (and reverse) on the end grain of a block of hardwood - usually boxwood - by removing the 'white' parts of the image. This technique is painstaking and highly technical, and allows for the creation of exquisitely detailed works. Rebecca's wood engravings have been exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, with the Society of Wood Engravers, and in galleries across the world from Japan to the USA.

Materials used:

Wood engraving, ink on paper

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