The Salt Marsh Otter is the most popular design of The Gower Series
This is an original handmade linocut print, part three of the twelve part series exploring the Gower Peninsula. The piece depicts an Otter relieved in dark brown ink, twisting and swimming through the water, surrounded by seaweed and the fish try to swim away.
This print is hand relieved from a hand-carved linoleum block. This process starts by carving a design in reverse with carving knives onto a lino block, then the artist very finely inks the block with a roller and then, using an Etching press I relieve the image onto the paper.
The paper is medium-weight premium quality Royal white Zerkall printmaking paper. It is acid-free and archival. This means that it is a ' long life' standard, therefore giving the assurance of excellent conservation over time. Linocut printing is a traditional process where the paper picks up some of the stray marks (or "chatter") left intentionally on the block.
Although we typically sell Phillippa Walter's work as mounted prints, this unique picture was previously exhibited in a gallery, so we are lucky enough to have this print in a stunning open-grain black wooden frame. Please scroll through the pictures if you would like to see what the print looked like before it entered it's frame. On this occasion, this print is only available to purchase with its frame.
Print Size: 23 x 33cm
Framed Size 43 x 53 cm
COLLECTION OR LOCAL DELIVERY ONLY we can quote for shipping costs please call the gallery 01792 368669. If the item is glazed, watercolours, soft pastel, original prints we would need to remove the glass before posting and build a bespoke shipping box. You would need to have new glass fitted at your local framing shop.
