'Jackie the Jackdaw' linocut original print

Inspired by wild swimming at Poolbridge Farm near York. Jackie is the resident rescue Jackdaw. A beautiful and super curious (and super cheeky) bird who loves nothing more than stealing earrings, coveting necklaces and even hearing aids and basically nicking off with all things shiny! You'll often find her on someones shoulder, or pecking at their toes. This print was created from my drawings done over the Summer at the wonderful Poolbridge wild swimming lakes - at least when Jackie wasn't trying to steal my pen or peck my toes!

10% of the sales from this print are going to Surfers Against Sewage and their important work to protect our rivers and seas against pollution and make them safe places for us to swim in and enjoy.

This print has been created by me using hand carving tools on natural linoleum. Then printed by hand using rich black eco-friendly professional printing inks onto white or light grey papers.

Each one is printed by hand, by me, in my Yorkshire studio. Because all my prints are printed by hand this makes every single one of them a unique reproduction, and subtle variations will occur from print to print in detail and colour. Which is the whole beauty of the process and creation of handmade prints - no two prints are ever exactly the same! You get something individual and unique.

My prints are created in limited editions, so each print is also hand titled, numbered and signed by me in pencil. Professional black printmakers ink
Paper size: 29 cms x 21 cms which fits a standard frame size

Paper: You have three different paper options:
~ A lovely off-white, smooth, acid-free 140 gsm printing paper
~ A handmade paper Khadi white cotton rag paper. 150gsm, acid free, made in India. This paper has a deckle edge - see images.
~ A light grey, lightly textured, heavy weight paper - see images.

Edition size: Limited edition of 100
Each handmade print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (me!).