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Caught in the Blackthorn (2026) Original Ink Drawing by Terri Smith
40 x 50 x 1cm (framed)
£344.8
Original artwork description
This is an original ink drawing inspired by a Portumna fairy-fort legend involving a blackthorn bush said to be protected by hidden presences.
The drawing imagines the blackthorn as a place of concealment and warning: thorned branches, dark sloes, moths, snails and fungi are caught in a dense tangle of ink. At first glance it appears botanical, but closer inspection reveals an atmosphere where the natural world seems guarded, watchful and not entirely benign.
This piece is part of my ongoing interest in overlooked natural spaces, folklore, trace evidence and the strange lives hidden close to the ground.
The artwork measures 30x40cm and is being professionally framed in black frame and white mount for framed dimensions to be 40x50cm
Materials used:
ink on watercolor paper
Details:
- Ink drawing on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40 x 50 x 1cm (framed)
- This artwork is sold framed
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Animals and birds
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Original artwork description
This is an original ink drawing inspired by a Portumna fairy-fort legend involving a blackthorn bush said to be protected by hidden presences.
The drawing imagines the blackthorn as a place of concealment and warning: thorned branches, dark sloes, moths, snails and fungi are caught in a dense tangle of ink. At first glance it appears botanical, but closer inspection reveals an atmosphere where the natural world seems guarded, watchful and not entirely benign.
This piece is part of my ongoing interest in overlooked natural spaces, folklore, trace evidence and the strange lives hidden close to the ground.
The artwork measures 30x40cm and is being professionally framed in black frame and white mount for framed dimensions to be 40x50cm
Materials used:
ink on watercolor paper
Details:
- Ink drawing on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40 x 50 x 1cm (framed)
- This artwork is sold framed
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Animals and birds
Terri Smith
Ireland
About
I am a fine artist and illustrator based in County Galway since the 1990s, with over a decade of professional experience illustrating children's books. Working primarily in ink, my practice... Read more