Artwork description:

An original, handmade wood engraving: Paying tribute to the untold and under-acknowledged but vital work of the bee.

Actual image size is 7x10cm; hand-printed on a larger sheet of paper to allow for mounting and framing. This work is also available framed from Artfinder.

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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