As lockdown continues for many and fades chaotically for most, the likelihood of a second wave of coronavirus hangs over us. With this in mind I am preparing for a second series of lockdown prints, which will most likely be wood-engravings along the lines of these, exploring chaos, stress, separation, enclosure and unease.
Two proofs here, City Stressed 1 & 2.
City Stressed 02, 65 x 47mmCity Stressed 01, 41 x 39mm
LOCKDOWN 1
The Lockdown prints: I have been producing a print a day from the start of the second month of lockdown, each print in an edition of 5, signed and numbered. The prints are on A4 size 120 gsm paper, and cost £40+P&P, of which £20 will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières, who are working to control Covid-19 in 70 countries, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Tanzania. And especially in Afghanistan.
I am very pleased to be able to say that so far £350 has been donated to MSF (15 June).
1june marks the 40th day of this project; there will be a final print to wrap up the series,
making a total of 42 prints; the price will remain at £40 till 6th June.
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First Week. Each print is 5 copies only, £40+P&P. £20 of this will go to Médecins Sans Frontières, particularly thinking of their work in Syria helping to control Covid-19. Contact via julianwalker20@gmail.com
d2904, as below. From now I am taking one element of each print forward to the next day’s print. Deal as below.
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DDDD28042020, as before, edition of 5, numbered and signed
DD2704, same deal as below, edition of 5, half of proceeds to Médecins Sans Frontières. Making a print a day during lockdown, Second Month, Day 5.
D2604, same deal as below
Today’s print, ‘d2504’, as before, £40 +P&P, of which £20 goes to Médecins Sans Frontières.
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As the printing transfers from studio to home, I will be posting these as they become available. They are in very limited editions (5), £40 per print +P&P, of which £20 per print will go to Médecins Sans Frontières https://secure.msf.org.uk/Donate/MultiLanding.aspx?type=cc&source=51168&country=125 Contact me on julianwalker20@gmail.com Relief prints with letterpress, on 120 gsm paper 29 x 21cm DDDD31230420, ddd2304, DDDD2404
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Work in progress, March 2020, before lockdown
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The Harbour-master’s House, wood engraving, 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Calm Sea, wood engraving, 4.5 x 3.5 cmSome time ago, wood engraving, 4 x 4 cm
Light to variable, wood engraving 4 cm wide
Large Spread 3, etching, 15 x 20 cm, edition of 50, Nov 2019
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Lost Leaders 8, 5cm wide, edition of 50
Lost leaders 7, wood engraving, 5 cm tall, edition of 50
Large Spread 1 & 2, safe etching, 21 x 15 cm, £80 each, edition of 50
“Dark Harbour Coming”, safe etching, 10 x 15 cm, edition of 50, £40“Dark Harbour 1”, safe etching, 10 x 15cm, edition of 50, £40Dark Harbour 3, safe etching, 10 x 15cm, edition of 50, £40“Dark Harbour 2”, safe etching, 10 x 15 cm, edition of 50, £40 “Spread3”, 10 x 8 cm, safe etching, edition of 50; £40“Spread 2”, safe etching, 10 x 15 cm, edition of 50, £40
“Spread 1”, Safe etching, August 2019, 10 x 15 cm, £40, edition of 50
“Story 1”, safe etching, August 2019, 10 x 15 cm, £40, edition of 50
“Sundial”, Wood-engraving, the sundial in Valentines Park walled garden, 10 x 7cm, edition of 50, £40
“Location 1”, Engraving and drypoint on zinc, 10 x 7 cm, edition of 50, £40
Close-up, the ink standing proud of the paper
“Gutenberg 1”, engraving, on type-metal, 0.918 in wide, edition of 5, £40
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“Balcony”, wood engraving, 9 x 7 cm, edition of 50, £40
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Two drypoints, both 3.5 x 2 cm, printed on a screw-press with tissue-paper packing; the first is on brass, the second on type-metal, very soft and probably producing an edition of 5 , at most.
“Valentines, view 2”, wood engraving, edition of 50, £40
New wood engraving, June 2019, 7 cm across
“Valentines, view 1”, wood engraving, edition of 50, £40
New wood engraving, May 2019, 7 cm across
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Wood engravings from boxwood
“Lost Leaders 5”, June 2019, 7 cm across, edition of 50, £40
New wood engraving, May 2019, 5 x 6 cm, showing the stages from seasoned boxwood, to prepared slice, to cut and inked block, to print