Shona Branigan Original Prints Wood Engravings Woodcuts Letterpress

Shona Branigan : Salmon Jam Press

Here at Salmon Jam Press, Cassie, Moss and I are never far from our source of inspiration: the trees and rivers of Northumberland.

I am an artist printmaker, creating wood prints, wood engravings, woodcuts and letterpress from my musings on the river bank, and often in the river itself.

I try to stay true to nature and my wonder at what we find.

Great value for original hand printed pieces of work.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy what you find.

"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few."

William Morris

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Original Wood Print Yew 3

£550.00

This picture is currently in the Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE2 1AN as part of the Design/Craft/Innovate exhibition on until the end of August, and also in the Watermark Gallery, 1 The Parade, Harrogate,HG1 2SZ until 12th October.

This piece of wood was sanded, burned, wire brushed, and then inked.

The wood isn't level enough to be put through the press so this image is hand burnished using a bone folder. Its a slow, careful process and takes up to an hour as very millimetre of the paper has to be pressed onto the wood.

But so worth it!

Printed by hand onto Heritage Rag paper. It is a 100% cotton, unbuffered, Fourdrinier made paper with a vellum surface. It has a full archival specification.

Each print is signed and I note the date of printing on the reverse, and the number of the print.

No more than 50 will be printed.

This is available printed with Black Ink.

The image is available mounted using acid free mount board, with a fulfilment time of 7 days.

Framed images are available within 10 days. The frame is solid oak.

Framed in solid oak frame : £650.00

Mounted image in mount: £550.00

Size of image: 76cm x 85cm in a 3 inch mount.

Size of frame: 100cm x 110cm

Long or Round wood prints Yew

£25.00

Display your wood print linear or circular!

I have hand burnished Yew to create long prints which look great as a set either on the wall or as rounds which sit beautifully on display.

Each print is stitched with bookbinders thread so that you can tie a bow in it to make your circular print.

Printed onto Fabriano Unica paper with oil based Printing ink.

Size: 70cm x 12 cm Linear format ( 27.5 inches x 5 inches )

Circular format: Diameter 18cm ( 7.5 inches )

Prints will be posted flat.

"the use of woodcuts will know no end, so long as the importance of printing is duly appreciated and the liberty of the press held sacred. "

Thomas Bewick Wood Engraver 1753-1828

Original Wood prints

This is a print taken from the wood itself!

It is burnt using the Shou Sugi Ban Japanese technique to bring out the natural texture of the wood. I then ink and print either by hand burnishing onto Japanese Paper or if possible through the press. I print these in small editions on a regular basis and so they will be dated and signed.

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Print cards

Original prints on Fabriano handmade paper are so tactile and lovely to touch. You may choose to frame the print, but it also looks beautiful on display. As it comes with a silky cream envelope it can also be sent as a gift card or given with your own message inside. Each of these prints are original and I print them one at a time by hand on my printing press using traditional techniques. They are dated and signed in regular small editions.

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Wood engravings

Original Wood engravings hand printed one at a time on my press onto handmade Fabriano Unica paper. Mounted and ready for framing. I print these in small editions on a regular basis and so they will be dated and signed.

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Wood cuts

Original Wood cuts hand printed on my press onto handmade Fabriano Unica paper. Mounted and ready for framing. I print these in small editions on a regular basis and so they will be dated and signed.

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