I’ve been looking at Chinese latticework designs recently and thought some of the patterns would adapt well to a letterpress print. The designs are clean and simple, and greatly enhanced with color. I had already selected a colorway for this pattern when I noticed that the agapanthus in our front yard were almost finished blooming. I always love the spikey blue flowers on long skinny stalks, and decided to ditch my original plan and use the blues and greens from the fading plants.
This is the first in a series of prints based on patterns. It’s a bit different from my other broadsides as it doesn’t have any text. You can see the whole print here.
I love the color choices!
This is just beautiful…I see alot of possibilities here.
I’ve just discovered your blog and have enjoyed reading almost every post. If you love Japanese paper like I do, you might want to visit japanesepaperplace.com
They don’t sell their paper online, but you can see all of their wholesale offerings and perhaps Flax or someone can order them for you. (If you can’t find anyone, my local art store will do so and ship to you.)
Thanks for your blog!
Oh this is gorgeous, Susan. Fabulous colours. Love it!