Less Affordable Housing
36 x 34 cm
Wood engraving
Walking around London, I am always struck by the number of construction sites. Developers are required to provide a number of affordable homes when constructing new sites, but this work questions whether the policy is effective and what impact the rapidly escalating housing market has on communities in London.
These prints are original wood engravings. I engrave on boxwood or lemon wood blocks using traditional hand tools. Then I ink up the block and print the edition one at a time. Each print is an original artist print.
No. of prints in edition: 60
This print is made using Lawrence Original Linseed Oil Relief Ink. The formulas used to create these inks have been in use for hundreds of years and are “free from animal-based or derived ingredients, made with linseed oil, not honey or gelatine”. The paper is archival and acid free.
Each print is signed, dated and editioned in pencil below the image.