'Down By The Water' // Original letterpress print // limited edition
'Down By The Water' handprinted letterpress print
Celebrating the words of British female musician PJ Harvey in original typographic art.
This print ‘Down By The Water’ is taken from her third studio album, To Bring You My Love, which was released in February 1995
It could also reference your love of water, swimming or the sea of course - or whatever else these words means to you.
This print has been created by hand. Using vintage wooden type blocks. Hand set, hand inked, and then handprinted using eco-friendly professional printing inks onto lovely heavyweight paper. The gorgeous gold printing ink is available on black or white paper.
Each one is printed by hand, by me, in my Yorkshire studio. Because all my prints are printed by hand this makes every single one of them a unique reproduction, and subtle variations will occur from print to print in detail. Which is the whole beauty of the process and creation of handmade prints - no two prints are ever exactly the same! You get a piece of art that is individual and unique.
My prints are created in limited editions, so each print is also hand titled, numbered and signed by me in pencil.
Medium: Original letterpress print - hand set, hand inked, hand pressed
Paper size: 42 cms x 29 cms which fits a standard frame size
Ink: Professional rich gold printmakers ink
Paper: A lovely off-white, smooth, acid-free 220 gsm printing paper
Edition size: Limited edition of 100
Each handmade print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (me!).
To be really clear, you are purchasing the print ONLY. No frames or mounts included - framed and mounted prints shown in my images are for illustration purposes only. You can purchase frames (and mounts) for this size of print very easily and affordably. If you want any guidance or suggestions simply email me.
Packaging: All my prints come unframed, with a protective card backing, and wrapped in a clear protective compostable & biodegradable alternative to cellophane. No plastic here! Then packed inside a card backed envelope.
Postage: Prints are sent on a tracked service within the UK.
Planet: I want my print making to have the least impact on the plant as possible. So I use professional UK made vegetable oil based eco-friendly printmaking inks (and no solvents are used in the studio). All prints are sent to you in plastic-free packaging too. Size A3 and above will come tissue wrapped and rolled in a carboard tube.