Stone Landscape
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2017-05-04

Screenprinting has allowed me to explore the layered nature of archaeological landscapes on paper. Archaeology is about peeling layers back in order to make sense of them. Screenprinting is about placing them back; choosing how much tone and emphasis to give each feature.
In ‘Stone Landscape’ I took marks and lines from a stone carving in Cumbria and slowly layered it up using earth tones. The change in colour and format lifts the small stone carving into a landscape scale. It reflects the idea that landscapes are not just out there, large and looming: they can also be found by looking in at small details and forms. 

Rose Ferraby, University of Exeter