Each month, I’ll be releasing a recently created print directly from my studio. This is your chance to collect part of a limited edition at a specially reduced price. Once the month ends, so does the offer.
October’s print is …
Melangell's Protection
Large Single colour (black) linocut
Hand printed on 145 gsm Zerkall paper in cream with deckled edges.
Approx A3 size.
Limited Edition of 25
As the story goes, Melangell was a princess of Ireland who fled an arranged marriage. She lived in the wilderness of Powys as a consecrated virgin for fifteen years before being discovered by a prince by the name of Brochwel Ysgithrog. In 604 AD, Brochwel was hunting near Pennant (now Pennant Melangell). His dogs, chasing a hare, led him to a "virgin beautiful in appearance" devoutly praying, with the hare lying safe under the hem of her dress. The prince urged the dogs on, but they retreated and fled from the hare. After hearing Melangell's story, Brochwel donated the land to her, granting perpetual asylum to both the people and animals of the area. Melangell lived for another 37 years in the same place, founding and becoming abbess of a community of nuns. The hares and wild animals behaved towards Melangell as if they were tamed, and miracles were attributed to them.
(Wikipedia)
