Caroline Walker releases a new limited edition print
On the occasion of the exhibition Caroline Walker: Mothering at The Hepworth Wakefield, we are delighted to announce the release of a new limited edition lithographic print by the artist.
Walker’s artworks reveal the complex experiences of women living and working in contemporary society. In recent years, her work has focused on motherhood and early-years care, combining objective documentary with personal experience.
This print features a scene from ‘Little Bugs', the outdoor nursery attended by Walker’s daughter. It was captured as part of her ongoing ‘Nurture’ series, with two large scale paintings featured in the exhibition and, like much of Walker’s work, celebrates a fleeting moment from daily life.
Walker was particularly drawn to this image for the edition, because of the dappled sunlight shining through leaves, the textured ground and rich dark colour of the bark on the tree. These elements lend themselves to the process of layering and overlapping which is intrinsic to the kind of lithography Walker creates. For Walker’s Hepworth Wakefield edition, the image is printed in 9 layers, though the illusion of overlapping colour implies many more.
As is traditional in edition publishing, the price of the work will increase as the edition sells out.
All proceeds from the sale of the editions will directly support The Hepworth Wakefield.
For more information email editions@hepworthwakefield.org.
