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Lavendar for Bees

17 October, 201522 October, 2016 Lynn Bailey

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£165 Framed
Drypoint with mono print
Framed size 32cm x 32cm

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Lynn Bailey is a fine art printmaker based in Devon

Eco minded printmaker. Inspired by bugs, hedgerows and specific environmental projects. I make my printmaking as environmentally friendly as I can and it is STILL magic!!

I use a lot of different printmaking processes and delight in the possibilities and moments of real surprise you get with hands on printmaking. A recurring theme is the use of materials gathered from the environment in the actual creative process. These materials leave traces of themselves embedded in the artwork - as we too leave traces of our activities etched into the landscape.

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Bewick and Wilson 30inch etching press
1830s Albion relief press
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Hedgerows

Hedgerows are important.

Devon has more hedgerows than any other county in the UK. These hedgerows support over 600 plant species, 1500 insects, 65 birds and 20 mammals.

The work here involves a direct use of materials gathered from the hedgerows combined with drypoint prints of notable Devon hedgerow creatures. The resulting prints vary from small editioned drypoints to highly complex one-off prints using collagraph backgrounds.

If you would like to purchase any artwork or if you have any questions please email me. A studio visit can be arranged (Contact me).

Wonder Weeds

Weeds are amazing.

They can get a foot hold anywhere, break up concrete and basically keep coming back for more. Some of the prints in this section are simple celebrations of their wondrousness. Some celebrate the importance of that wondrous weed (Nettles) to some of our favourite butterflies. And others have my beloved weeds ‘thumbing their noses’ at weed killer and other harmful rubbish we throw thoughtlessly into the environment.

If you would like to purchase any artwork or if you have any questions please email me. A studio visit can be arranged (Contact me).

Mini Prints

Small but perfectly formed…..

All these images are under 13cm in any direction. Many of them are much, much smaller.
These reflect many of the environmental themes I have worked with over the years. Some of these mini prints have been described as “visual haiku”.

If you would like to purchase any artwork or if you have any questions please email me. A studio visit can be arranged (Contact me).

Regeneration

Mincinglake Vally Park Projects

The source of inspiration for these works is a park in Exeter where there is a meadow growing over 30 foot of rubbish. This had been the largest municipal tip in Exeter in the 1960s and 70s in an area that is now surrounded by housing estates. In all probability this park (that is now very important for wildlife) would also have been built on if it hadn’t been for all the rubbish.

There is also a stream flowing underground through what had been a landfill site. The water then bubbles up as a bright orange, rust laden spring. Rather than the water forming a polluted stream it has now been diverted to a settling pool and reed-bed system. The roots of the reeds perform an effective filter removing the heavy metals out of the water and the resulting stream has a greatly improved bio-diversity. Reeds, roots and even polluted soil have been used in the printing process of various artworks.

If you would like to purchase any artwork or if you have any questions please email me. A studio visit can be arranged (Contact me).

Urban Bees

Exeter’s rooftop bees.

Exeter's Princesshay City Bee project now has 5 bee hives each housing thousands of honeybees living in the rooftop garden above the shops. Most shoppers are unaware that these bees are busily pollinating and carrying pollen in from the surrounding urban gardens, potentially from three mile radius.

It’s been a great privilege to visit the rooftop bees. The contrast between the modern architectural spaces and the cottage garden style raised beds and beehives are striking. The artwork I have produced for this project uses some of the bee’s favourite flowers grown in my garden to create complex one off prints using collagraph, drypoint and mono print techniques.

If you would like to purchase any artwork or if you have any questions please email me. A studio visit can be arranged (Contact me).

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