Acer Shadows

This artwork is created using pigments drawn directly from wild plants gathered on the Gower Peninsula. Rooted in the landscape, the piece is formed through a close, responsive relationship with place, season, and material.
 
The work is produced using eco-printing, a process in which plant matter releases its natural pigments through moisture, pressure and heat.
Each plant contains a unique chemical components; tannins, flavonoids, and natural acids. These react with the surface to create colour and form.
Rather than being applied, the pigments emerge through an exchange between plant and paper, making the process both unpredictable and deeply specific.
 
The exclusivity of each artwork is shaped by the availability of the plants themselves.
Many of the species used bloom for only a brief window each year. Once this moment has passed, these wild expressions disappear with the season.
Timing, place and weather all influence the final outcome. And if you ask me, plants have their own moods too.
 
As this artwork is a response to the environment, no two prints can ever be repeated.
Even the same plant gathered from the same location will produce different results at another time.
Each artwork becomes a record of a particular moment in the life of the landscape.