Queen of the Tumulus

Queen of the TumulusQueen of the Tumulus is a one colour linocut print printed on Fabriano Rosaspina 280gsm paper in oil based rich black ink. Inspired by the Tumulus on Hampsted Heath, a sacred mound surrounded by trees. Folklore has suggested this could be the final resting place of Queen Boudica. The Tumulus holds a magical air, and the white cat featured is my beloved Circe, a beautiful Turkish Angora cat. I imagine her weaving in and out of the trees, one fierce

Queen of the Tumulus is a one colour linocut print printed on Fabriano Rosaspina 280gsm paper in oil based rich black ink.

”Inspired by the Tumulus on Hampsted Heath, a sacred mound surrounded by trees. Folklore has suggested this could be the final resting place of Queen Boudica. The Tumulus holds a magical air, and the white cat featured is my beloved Circe, a beautiful Turkish Angora cat. I imagine her weaving in and out of the trees, one fierce queen speaking to another.”

Image size: 13 x 21 cm.
Paper size: 18.5 x 27 cm.
Edition of 100, numbered, titled and signed.

A lover of the natural world, Cally's prints are inspired by nature and folklore. She is based in London, but is constantly drawn to the beauty of nature and its place within the world. She began producing etchings and collagraphs at art college, and came to linocut printmaking much later. She really fell in love with the process of linocut; something about the carved line as a way to translate her sketches, and to explore pattern and texture.