Gateway
Etching with Aquatint.
Artwork Size: 225 x 320mm
Edition Details: /50
Print Date 02/05/2023
Paper: Fabriano Rosapina White 285g
Charbonnel Noir 55985
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Etching with Aquatint.
Artwork Size: 225 x 320mm
Edition Details: /50
Print Date 02/05/2023
Paper: Fabriano Rosapina White 285g
Charbonnel Noir 55985
Scroll down to view image in full.
Etching with Aquatint.
Artwork Size: 225 x 320mm
Edition Details: /50
Print Date 02/05/2023
Paper: Fabriano Rosapina White 285g
Charbonnel Noir 55985
Scroll down to view image in full.
Gateway
I remember a friend’s parents commenting, “She has a big imagination that Sheila!” The Croglin series pays homage to that statement as an exploration back to my childhood and a journey through time to validate my “big imagination”.
Low Hall Farm is home to my childhood vampire and was my main focus. I wanted to reconnect with that vivid imagination and explore my memories once more. Arriving at the “Gateway” in daylight was a surprise as I discovered a detailed Roman archway. The dark shadows of my memory were replaced by rich, sandstone voussoirs opening out into far-reaching views.
As a six-year-old,I had no better start to cultivate my imagination. As an artist and printmaker, the exploration of ideas present and past is central to the development of my images.