Bladder Wrack
Bladder Wrack
SUPERFOLK SAYS:
“Our newest print in the seaweed series. Each print is made by hand in our studio on the west coast of Ireland. A handmade product, ink colour tone variations are unique to each print.”
Jo Anne
ABOUT THIS PRINT:
Seaweed Collection
Bring the sea home; a collection of botanical prints inspired by clear bright mornings of seaweed foraging in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic. Hang as a set or make a single bold statement. Crisp, elegant shapes are softened by delicate colour variations. Each print block is cut by hand and hand printed onto a 50gr handmade Japanese washi paper from Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan, where they have been making washi papers for eight generations. Bladderwrack Print on Washi paper.
DETAILS:
Materials: Water-based inks on a 50gr Handmade Japanese washi paper with deckled edge.
Size: 52 x 43cm. Fits our Medium Hanging Frame.
Colour Tone Range: Deep raw umber with dark green undertones at the roots with bright flashes of bright mustard ochre on the tips.
Hand-signed and dated by the printmaker.
Designer: Superfolk, 2017.
As featured in ‘Wild Sea’ , Princeton Architectural Press, Spring 2018
Bladderwrack (Fucus Vesiculosus)
Found on the mid-shore line. Common names include Swine-Tag, Sea Wrack, Múrach Dubh, Dyers’ Fucus, and Clogach. Bladderwrack can be identified by a short thick stipe and a wavy edged, forking frond with a prominent mid-rib and pairs of air pockets or bubbles. Rich in iodine, it has been used medicinally to boost metabolism and stimulate the thyroid. Add bladderwrack to a steamer when cooking lobster or fish for added flavour. On a very exposed coast-line Bladderwrack can be sparse and have much fewer or no air pockets.
