Silver Pit and the Sleeping Dog. Our garden on the North Norfolk coast will one day be claimed by the sea. Silver Pit, a deep valley on the North Sea floor has been known to generations of fishermen, and was later identified through seismic data analysis during gas exploration in the Southern North Sea basin.
This multi-block engraving brings together imagery of dogs, dog walking, home, archaeology, and the seabed, alongside references to Doggerland, and the ever-present themes of sea-level rise and loss. The flowers are Ragged Robin, which grow in the marshes of Halvergate, an area similarly fated to vanish and become part of the seabed. Once abundant, Ragged Robin has declined across Britain due to modern farming practices and the draining of wetlands, making it a rare sight today
A four-block colour engraving, this piece is inspired by the shifting boundaries between land and sea, capturing a landscape in flux.
Selected for:
• Contemporary Cuts: Images of Land and Sea, 2022
• Royal West of England Academy, RWA 169th, 2022
• Society of Wood Engravers 85th touring exhibition, 2023
• London Original Print Fair, 2023
