Dog & Bird, 45/50 (2012) Woodcut by Julia Wakefield

One of a very small number of prints remaining from the edition. I was inspired to do a series of three wood engravings of my dog, Portia, recording her various encounters with the wildlife of the Adelaide Hills. Here she is having a conversation with a magpie, amongst the grapevines. Wood engravings are made in the end grain of wood, usually cherry, pear or box, using extremely fine engraving tools. I have to import the blocks from England as the native woods here are not as fine grained. This block was 4 x 5 cm - about the size of a matchbox.

Materials used:

ink on archival paper

Details:

• Woodcut on Paper
• From a limited edition of 50
• Size: 14.5 x 15.5 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 4 x 5cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Animals and birds