In an earlier post we mentioned meeting designer, illustrator and wood engraver Andrew Davidson at a Lewis and Wood event. We are totally in awe of Andrews' work and the skill it takes to painstaking cut his designs into blocks of wood. So we thought we would share more about Andrew's talent and some images of his work for Lewis and Wood.
Andrew Davidson in his tree top studio |
Andrew Davidson
A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Andrew has spent 30 years honing his skill as an illustrator and wood engraver.
He works from a tree top studio in rural Gloucestershire where he hand-engraves his designs into English Boxwood, a slow-growing tree which allows an extraordinary level of detail.
He then uses an 1859 Albion hand press to print the wood block designs onto paper.
Working with Lewis and Wood, the small print designs are enlarged and worked into a pattern repeat which transforms the wood engraving into a large-scale fabric pattern.
The pattern is transferred onto cotton and linen fabrics using old fashioned flat bed silk-screen machines, which gives the final textiles a sharpness of image and a rare authenticity and charm.
Below we showcase three of the Lewis and Wood fabrics depicting the charm of English country life for which Andrew is renowned - 'Deer park', ‘Royal Oak’ and ‘Lamorna Cove’.
Deer park
This charming design creates a stunning fabric in three rustic colourways
- rouge, black, and forest green -
- rouge, black, and forest green -
Deer Park - Rouge |
Deer Park - Black |
Deer Park - Forest Green |
Deer Park - Black, designed by Andrew Davidson for Lewis and Wood |
Curtains in Deer Park - Rouge, designed by Andrew Davidson for Lewis and Wood |
Royal Oak
Featuring the landmark spire of St Mary's Church in Tetbury and named after the fugitive King Charles II taking refuge in an oak tree, this pastoral print is perhaps the most ambitious fabric in the collection. Printed on Scottish linen union, with washes of colour to give two seasonal variations in a classic English landscape - Spring and Summer.
Royal oak - Spring |
Curtains in Royal oak - Spring, designed by Andrew Davidson for Lewis and Wood |
In Royal oak - Summer, designed by Andrew Davidson for Lewis and Wood |
Cushions in Royal oak - Spring, designed by Andrew Davidson for Lewis and Wood |
Sou'wester Yellow, Shrimp Pink, Mussel Grey, Lundy Green, Seal Brown |
Lundy Green - Shrimp Pink - Mussel Grey - Seal Brown - Sou'wester Yellow |
Lamorna Cover in Seal Brown, Lundy Green and Mussel Grey |
Limited Edition Prints
Andrew is soon to produce some of his beautiful illustrations on special Japanese paper as very limited edition prints.
We were privileged to see a framed example at the Lewis and Wood event. They were such a delight we pre-ordered two designs.
More about Andrew's work can be found at his website - http://www.andrewdavidsonillustration.com/
Andrew is soon to produce some of his beautiful illustrations on special Japanese paper as very limited edition prints.
We were privileged to see a framed example at the Lewis and Wood event. They were such a delight we pre-ordered two designs.
More about Andrew's work can be found at his website - http://www.andrewdavidsonillustration.com/
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