The Peace of Wild Things
Taken from the titular line in the poem by Wendell Berry, this commissioned print was themed around a celebration of the serenity my client and their partner discovered whilst wild swimming in their favourite river spot during the first coronavirus lockdown of 2020.
Edition of 20, hand printed using oil based ink on Japanese Hosho paper.
Printed area approx 15x20cm, paper size approx A3
A single block print in celebration of the therapeutic joy of wild swimming, titled in tribute to Wendell Berry and the poem of the same name. The Peace of Wild Things marked a habit for many in lockdown: escaping to a nearby waterway and swimming in the cold, refreshing water, alone, and away from the stress and hum of rolling news. The swaying, breezy branches of the trees overhanging the river sets the scene in late spring, when the days are longest but the water is chill with the cold of the fellside rivulets which feed this river. The more you look at this print, the more you will see, from the dipper on a rock admiring his reflection, to the nest in a tree beyond the bridge.
Greeting card borne of a lockdown commission to commemorate a favourite wild swimming spot, The Peace of Wild Things is named in part in tribute to the Wendell Berry poem of the same name, in a bid to give off the same vibe
7x5”, blank inside and supplied plastic free with a brown recycled Kraft envelope
Printed in the UK on FSC certified card