This is an original, hand-pulled relief print investigating the imposing geometry, weight, and silent atmosphere of heavy maritime industry. Suspended between towering steel scaffolding and slipway rigging, the massive iron pulley block serves as an icon of North East England’s industrial heritage—a monumental remnant of Sunderland’s historic shipbuilding era.
Carved by hand using traditional relief gouges and printed with rich oil-based inks, this piece contrasts heavy black ink density with intricate gouge mark-making to capture the tactile surface of worn metal, tensioned steel cables, and industrial architectural space.
Part of an ongoing series exploring ghost architecture, post-industrial memory, and liminal spaces, The Shipyard Hook bridges regional maritime history with a universal narrative of structural weight and quiet endurance.
2026
This is a linocut printed on lovely Arnhem 1618 245gsm paper.
From a limited edition of 12
Size: 31 cm x 44 cm (12.2 in × 17. 3 in)
The work is signed and numbered by the artist.
Each linocut print will not be identical to the next, due to the nature of the printing process, but this adds to its unique quality.
This is an original, hand-pulled relief print investigating the imposing geometry, weight, and silent atmosphere of heavy maritime industry. Suspended between towering steel scaffolding and slipway rigging, the massive iron pulley block serves as an icon of North East England’s industrial heritage—a monumental remnant of Sunderland’s historic shipbuilding era.
Carved by hand using traditional relief gouges and printed with rich oil-based inks, this piece contrasts heavy black ink density with intricate gouge mark-making to capture the tactile surface of worn metal, tensioned steel cables, and industrial architectural space.
Part of an ongoing series exploring ghost architecture, post-industrial memory, and liminal spaces, The Shipyard Hook bridges regional maritime history with a universal narrative of structural weight and quiet endurance.
2026
This is a linocut printed on lovely Arnhem 1618 245gsm paper.
From a limited edition of 12
Size: 31 cm x 44 cm (12.2 in × 17. 3 in)
The work is signed and numbered by the artist.
Each linocut print will not be identical to the next, due to the nature of the printing process, but this adds to its unique quality.