Here she is, the blessed damozel.
Ok so the bar isn't gold and the lilies are more like massive daisies but you get the idea! The angel may or may not have had purple hair. I'm taking artist liberties here!
My aim was to create an emotional print, using cool blue tones to show the sorrow implied in the poem. Drapery is ever present in Pre-Raphaelite works, and I wanted to capture those textures of flowing fabric. How better to do this then by using actual fabric? Working in textiles has it's perks! Collagraph was my chosen print process as this enabled me to create a plate to print directly from these materials.
The print size and shape were mainly inspired by William Morris' Red House and his stain glass windows. But more on that later..
The figure is hand drawn like a dry point into the card, to create soft painterly line.
