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City Bees III is a collagraph mono print with drypoint chine collè. This is part of a project inspired by the Rooftop bees in Princesshay (my local shopping centre in Exeter). I like to use top quality heavy weight paper (this one is Somerset 300gm cotton paper) so It is best not to roll up prints for posting, especially when the printing process results in a fair amount of embossing. I will therefore only ship my prints flat and protected with card. Never roll artwork on paper, it invariably causes damage. The semi abstract background collagraph is based on the architecture of the shopping centre, the bees are drypoint printed on tissue paper and the lavender (grown in my own garden) was inked up and arranged on the plate directly before going through an etching press with damp cotton paper. These Urban Bees are flying to and fro from the rooftop beehives on my local shopping centre. The honey bees fly up to 3miles to find enough flowers to create just one twelfth of a teaspoon each in their lifetime. Our bees are struggling to survive, so if you don’t do anything else, please plant some bee friendly flowers. This artwork was conceived and created solely as an original fine art print. Unlike a gicleé print or any other computer print out, none of my prints are reproductions of a pre-existing painting or drawing.
Detail with lavender mono print
Detail with lavender & bees
City Bees III is a collagraph mono print with drypoint chine collè. This is part of a project inspired by the Rooftop bees in Princesshay (my local shopping centre in Exeter). I like to use top quality heavy weight paper (this one is Somerset 300gm cotton paper) so It is best not to roll up prints for posting, especially when the printing process results in a fair amount of embossing. I will therefore only ship my prints flat and protected with card. Never roll artwork on paper, it invariably causes damage. The semi abstract background collagraph is based on the architecture of the shopping centre, the bees are drypoint printed on tissue paper and the lavender (grown in my own garden) was inked up and arranged on the plate directly before going through an etching press with damp cotton paper. These Urban Bees are flying to and fro from the rooftop beehives on my local shopping centre. The honey bees fly up to 3miles to find enough flowers to create just one twelfth of a teaspoon each in their lifetime. Our bees are struggling to survive, so if you don’t do anything else, please plant some bee friendly flowers. This artwork was conceived and created solely as an original fine art print. Unlike a gicleé print or any other computer print out, none of my prints are reproductions of a pre-existing painting or drawing.
City Bees III is a collagraph mono print with drypoint chine collè. This is part of a project inspired by the Rooftop bees in Princesshay (my local shopping centre in Exeter). I like to use top quality heavy weight paper (this one is Somerset 300gm cotton paper) so It is best not to roll up prints for posting, especially when the printing process results in a fair amount of embossing. I will therefore only ship my prints flat and protected with card. Never roll artwork on paper, it invariably causes damage. The semi abstract background collagraph is based on the architecture of the shopping centre, the bees are drypoint printed on tissue paper and the lavender (grown in my own garden) was inked up and arranged on the plate directly before going through an etching press with damp cotton paper. These Urban Bees are flying to and fro from the rooftop beehives on my local shopping centre. The honey bees fly up to 3miles to find enough flowers to create just one twelfth of a teaspoon each in their lifetime. Our bees are struggling to survive, so if you don’t do anything else, please plant some bee friendly flowers. This artwork was conceived and created solely as an original fine art print. Unlike a gicleé print or any other computer print out, none of my prints are reproductions of a pre-existing painting or drawing.
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City Bees III - Limited Edition 1 of 1 Print

Lynn Bailey

United Kingdom

Printmaking, Monotype on Paper

Size: 18.7 W x 23.2 H x 0.1 D in

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City Bees III is a collagraph mono print with drypoint chine collè. This is part of a project inspired by the Rooftop bees in Princesshay (my local shopping centre in Exeter). I like to use top quality heavy weight paper (this one is Somerset 300gm cotton paper) so It is best not to roll up prints for posting, especially when the printing process results in a fair amount of embossing. I will therefore only ship my prints flat and protected with card. Never roll artwork on paper, it invariably causes damage. The semi abstract background collagraph is based on the architecture of the shopping centre, the bees are drypoint printed on tissue paper and the lavender (grown in my own garden) was inked up and arranged on the plate directly before going through an etching press with damp cotton paper. These Urban Bees are flying to and fro from the rooftop beehives on my local shopping centre. The honey bees fly up to 3miles to find enough flowers to create just one twelfth of a teaspoon each in their lifetime. Our bees are struggling to survive, so if you don’t do anything else, please plant some bee friendly flowers. This artwork was conceived and created solely as an original fine art print. Unlike a gicleé print or any other computer print out, none of my prints are reproductions of a pre-existing painting or drawing.

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Printmaking:Monotype on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:18.7 W x 23.2 H x 0.1 D in

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Through my artwork I look to say something about the environment - explore how we interact, use, abuse and collaborate with the natural world around us. This has taken me to interact with specific sites such as a regenerated landfill site and increasingly to focus on the small ubiquitous and often reviled weeds and bugs that form the foundation and engine room of ecosystems. Much of my current practice involves ongoing studies of Devon Hedgerows. Devon has more hedgerows than any other county in the UK, supporting over 600 plant species, 1500 insects, 65 birds and 20 mammals. In addition to studying Devon hedgerows, I have also undertaken projects looking at the importance of urban bees; a celebration of our most rare farm bird being brought back from the brink of extinction; and ongoing observations of local weeds/wild flowers. I am a founder member of Double Elephant Print Workshop and a member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

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