Natu-14 2020 Chelsea Dalton

Chelsea Dalton

enlarged images of the pieces were reproduced as vitreous enamel panels and installed in Newcastle Central Metro Station

Use it to wrap a special gift

I first came across the axolotl at Tynemouth Aquarium

Despite their seeming commonality since the 1960’s there has been a large decline in breeding pairs with a 53% population decrease reported for the period 1995-2020 (British Trust For Ornithology)

Natu-14 2020 Chelsea DaltonFusako makes her prints by cutting into plywood, often making a number of blocks to produce one image. Each block will print one colour. These are printed using watercolours, her preference being Windsor & Newton for their intensity of pigment. The watercolour is mixed to the right consistency and then applied to the block using a brush. This is transferred onto slightly dampened paper by hand using a baren (a flat disc covered in bamboo) to apply