A magical scene of fruiting bodies inspired by woodland walks in Forest Row, East Sussex. This small edition of only 20 prints is an autumnal celebration of these true champions...
A magical scene of fruiting bodies inspired by woodland walks in Forest Row, East Sussex. This small edition of only 20 prints is an autumnal celebration of these true champions of the forest. The seven layers of screen print lay over an earthy hand-painted background of yellow ochre watercolour inks. The sumptuous Somerset Velvet warm white paper (400 gsm) has then been pressed to flatten in preparation for printing. Due to the hand-painted layer, each artwork is slightly different within the edition and will vary from the one pictured.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kath Leone
Kath Leone is a contemporary artist and textile designer from Cape Town, South Africa. Her highly imaginative, pseudo botanical art features plants, insects, animals, fungi and sea life. Compelled by the glow and depth of overlapping colours in screen printing, Kath aims to capture some of the charm found in old-fashioned fabrics by combining layers of translucent inks to build enchanting colour palettes in her work.
Having a condition called synaesthesia, specifically grapheme-colour and chromesthesia, Kath experiences continual additional colour, texture and shape perception when hearing everyday sounds and words. This saturates Kath’s mind and life, influencing her artistic practice and explaining her obsession with colour-mixing.