nautilus close up
The nautilus is a very unusual looking creature; a cephalopod like the squid or octopus, which grows its own shell. They are known as "living fossils," having survived relatively unchanged for millions of years.
This is a close up of one of a series of 15 prints in a variable colour mix (somewhere between sand and burgundy and violet) on creamy Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. The nautilus was hand-carved in lino, inked and then each print was burnished by hand with a baren, a Japanese printmaking tool traditionally used for wood block prints.
nautilus close up
The nautilus is a very unusual looking creature; a cephalopod like the squid or octopus, which grows its own shell. They are known as "living fossils," having survived relatively unchanged for millions of years.
This is a close up of one of a series of 15 prints in a variable colour mix (somewhere between sand and burgundy and violet) on creamy Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. The nautilus was hand-carved in lino, inked and then each print was burnished by hand with a baren, a Japanese printmaking tool traditionally used for wood block prints.