Chamomile - a foil lithography print by printmaker and artist Lisa Benson.

Chamomile

This print is included in the January sale.

Limited variable edition of 6 prints.

Actual print size approx 14 x 14cm

Paper size approx 20 x 20cm

£45.00

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Chamomile

A handmade original three layer kitchen lithography print by artist Lisa Benson.

Chamomile grows on the edges of the fields where I walk with our dogs, as well as being one of my favourite teas. The plates have been intentionally moved slightly when printed to create the effect of a gentle breeze moving the plants. It reminds me of warm days with a soft breeze in summer and a hot cup of tea on a cold day in the winter. Magical and peaceful, Chamomile.

Limited variable edition of 6 prints.

Actual print size approx 14 x 14cm

Paper size approx 20 x 20cm

Chamomile is a three layer kitchen lithography print. Kitchen lithography is a printing technique where kitchen tin foil and cola are used together to utilise the principle that oil and water repel each other. When cola is poured over tin foil it becomes hydrophilic (attracts water) and won’t accept ink if you keep the foil wet while printing. If you prevent the cola coming into contact with the foil you create areas that will accept ink. In this print the process of masking areas of foil, etching with cola, inking and printing was repeated three times (twice with one of the plates by re-etching it with the cola) printing layer over layer to build up the print.

The inks used for this print are Caligo Traditional Etching inks.

The paper is Heritage 150gsm printmaking paper.

Although all care is taken to represent the prints as well as possible in the photographs, colours may appear slightly differently on screen to the actual print.

Delivery

The print is wrapped in acid free tissue paper before being placed between pieces of card and wrapped in brown paper ready to be posted out to you.

Handmade Prints

These prints are all handmade and as such there can be slight variations in the prints in an edition, though these are very slight. It means that each print in an edition is unique and is an original in it’s own right.

Varied Editions (VE)

Prints that are marked VE by the edition number are part of a varied edition. This means there are enough difference between the prints that they are sold by their individual number.

Please bear in mind that although I take every care to photograph the prints as faithfully as possible there can also be variations in colour between what you view on a screen and the original print.

Delivery

At the current time only UK postage inside the UK is available due to changes in the overseas postal services.

Ordering more than one print?

Please do contact me for a single postage cost when purchasing multiple prints in one order.

Sending Your Prints

Unmounted Prints

Smaller prints are sent in a flat, card backed envelope, a cardboard reinforced package or in a postal tube.

All larger unmounted prints are sent in a ridged cardboard tube to arrived safely with you. Prints sent in a tube will need to be carefully unrolled and flattened out.

Mounted Prints

Smaller mounted prints will be sent in a card backed envelope with additional padding to prevent damage. Larger mounted prints are packed between sheets of thick card and then wrapped in paper to protect them.