Nopalito

2018

56 x 66cm

Edition of 3 (4/6)

Framed 3 colour woodcut print on Guarro cotton paper

This print was hand carved and printed in Oaxaca city, Mexico in 2018. It is part of a series of prints I did whilst on residency at Convivio, an arts and events spaces in the centre of town.

When in Oaxaca I spend a lot of time out in the countryside and drawing in situ in remote landscapes. This print is of one of my favourite plants - the Nopal cactus. It is so beautiful in form and I love it as a food. It is in fact a super food, you can eat the deliciout fruit called Tuna (Prickly pear) and you can eat the leaves - delicious in a taco!

The cochineal insect famously used to create pigment also feeds off it.

Anytime I see this plant i feel so joyful, they are playful and fun in their strange sculptural forms!