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Sea Studies

Whelk sea shell with holdfast attached. Black and white linocut by Cat Moore

Sea Studies

A way to connect with, and to better understand our new home by the sea, Sea Studies are a series of small print studies of some of my favourite treasures from the coast. Mainly collected from the shores of our island (but I would never turn down a beautiful shell, pebble or piece of seaweed from elsewhere).

Sea Studies has helped me to settle into my new landscape (seascape) and to create a source book of forms, textures and tones, using single blocks to improve my mark making and increase my familiarity with natural coastal finds.

Each print has been hand pulled using oil based ink on Japanese Hosho paper.