When Mary Shelley’s two children died, she turned to writing as therapy. During this time, she wrote “Mathilda,” the novella that inspired this print. Created for those of us whose path of growth leads through a dark forest of grief, may this print inspire you to let softness seep in. Softness looks beautiful on you.
Measuring 5″ x 7″ matted, “Mathilda” has been hand-drawn, carved, and pressed on Mulberry paper using a light-fast Black vegetable-oil based ink. It was printed using a special technique called chine-collé. After carefully cutting out my desired shapes from tissue paper, I roll ink onto my block of linoleum. I then brush a small amount of rice paste on the backside of each shape and place them atop my block in the desired location paste-side up. Once each of the pieces of mulberry paper are atop my block, I carefully place a new sheet of paper to hand-press the print.
Please note: All orders are dispatched within 1-3 working days, protected in a cellophane sleeve and posted in a board-backed envelope. If you intend your purchase to be a gift, just say the word! Gift-giving is one of my primary love-languages, so it warms my heart to help facilitate that process for others.
Title: “Mathilda”
Materials: Unbleached Mulberry Paper, Tissue Paper, Ink
Dimensions: 5″ x 7″ matted
Description: Hand-drawn, hand-carved, hand-printed chin-collé linocut
Fun Fact: Find yourself a lover like Mary Shelley. After her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned in 1822 at the tender age of 29, Mary carefully wrapped his calcified heart in a silken shroud to carry in her pocket through the end of her days. If that isn’t romantic, I don’t know what is.
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