Limited Edition Giclée Print by Molly Maine

Exhibited in the 'Nomad' Exhibition – London & Japan, 2025
 
This signed and numbered limited edition print was hand-drawn, then digitally coloured by the artist. Printed on museum-grade, 310gsm natural cotton textured paper (free from optical brightening agents), each Giclée print is produced in a carbon-neutral fine art studio in London and made to archival standards to ensure lasting quality.
 
300 x 300mm
 
Available in a limited edition of just 50, this is a collectible artwork.
 
About the Artwork
 
This artwork was originally created as a collaboration between Molly Maine and Yu Yamagishi, a Japanese Lacquer Artist whose home was destoyed in the Noto earthquake in Japan. The Banksia flower was chosen as a symbol of resilience, a plant that thrives in harsh conditions and regenerates after fire and flood. It represents Noto’s strength and rebuilding after the earthquake and tsunami. Molly illustrated the design by hand, and Yamagishi-san interpreted her work, carving it onto the natsume (a traditional Japanese tea container) in gold, using the Chinkin technique, a technique for painting on lacquer, using a chisel to carve a pattern on the surface. Urushi lacquer is rubbed into the concave area created after carving, and then gold powder is filled in (sunk) to create the pattern.