Birds Hole Lane

Hand-printed woodblock print by Adele Scantlebury.

Adele explains the inspiration for the piece: "Late September back in 2018, the afternoon sun flooding through the shade of the once laid hornbeam. Me and my friend Brock were hunting for clay at the back of the old brick works. It was a moment, and it took me five years to capture it".

Available either framed or unframed.  The frameds piece is supplied mounted & framed in a solid oak frame. 

The outer frame measures 56.5 x 63cm.

This is an edition of 27 hand-printed woodblock prints. Each is hand numbered and signed by the artist.

This piece can also be purchased using Own Art - interest free credit, payable in 10 equal monthly direct debit instalments - contact the gallery for full details and an online application.

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Adele Scantlebury - Artist Statement

My official art education ended in 1987 with a BA Hons in Ceramics from Farnham. I was then fortunate enough to find work in Sussex making traditional finials and floor tiles. We worked on many Heritage projects - including the floor tiles for the Crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral.
It was during this time that I explored working with woodblock printing. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the process; instead of a press, using the back of a wooden spoon and a lot of elbow grease!
Peeling the paper off the block for the first time is always a magic moment as the picture is revealed, a mirror image of the piece of wood I have been carefully chipping away at for days.
I live and work in East Sussex and exhibit my pictures mostly locally, whilst also facilitating and teaching the occasional workshop through Blackbird Arts.
A few years ago, I returned to clay after becoming involved in making the tiles for a friend’s new build house from the clay dug from the foundations. I have since had small, bespoke tiling commissions and run tile making workshops.