Bring the beauty of Swaledale into your home with this hand-printed linocut of Muker Meadows, inspired by walks through the Yorkshire Dales' most loved hay meadows.

The Muker Meadows linocut features a traditional stone field barn and many of the colourful wildflowers that make these hay meadows so special: meadow buttercup, pignut, red clover, bistort and hay meadow grasses such as crested dog’s-tail.

Inspiration

This piece was inspired by many walks from Muker village, following the footpath through the meadows and along the River Swale to Keld. The best time to see Muker’s hay meadows is from late May to early July, when the fields are alive with colour and buzzing with insects and bees.

How it’s Made

Printed by hand in Yorkshire using traditional linocut techniques, this artwork is created using the multi-block process and four hand-carved lino blocks, one for each colour. Each colour is individually printed with oil-based ink on soft white, acid-free paper, with several days of drying between layers. The flowers in each print are individually hand-coloured using watercolours, meaning each original print is unique.

Product Details

Limited Edition: Signed and numbered, part of a small edition of 60 prints
Hand-printed onto 200 gsm soft white, acid-free paper.
Image Size: 210mm x 160mm
Mount Size: 255mm x 305mm (fits a standard 10" × 12" frame)
Mounted Original Linocut Print: Supplied unframed, mounted in a soft white, acid-free mount with a protective backing board, and wrapped in cellophane for protection.
Framed image shown for illustration purposes only.

As each print is handmade, slight variations in colour and detail may occur — this is part of what makes every print truly one of a kind.

How to Take Care of Your Original Print

This original print is created using professional, high-quality oil-based inks and watercolours, along with acid-free paper and mounts. While the inks and watercolours have excellent lightfastness, I recommend hanging your print out of direct sunlight. Read more on my FAQs page.

Framing Advice

For help with choosing the right frame, visit my Printmaking FAQs page.

This is an original hand-pulled linocut print with hand-coloured details — not a digital reproduction.