Tipping Point

17 x 14 cm

Wood engraving

Tipping Point features the Idol rock at Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire. It is an outcrop of millstone grit, which has been eroded leaving this magnificent balancing structure. The mass looks improbable and liable to fall at any point. As I drew the rock, it felt symbolic of the perilous position we’re in with the climate crisis.

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.