William Blake’s poem Auguries of Innocence is printed here with each couplet organised on opposite margins. This reveals a spine-like river of negative space in the body of the poem giving form to the duality of its themes and imagery.

It is set in 6pt universe metal type and printed in copper gold ink on Soft white Somerset Velvet, and green or purple on Fedrigoni Materica-Clay paper stock.

The print measures approx 29 x 15cm and comes mounted.

About the artist

Elizabeth Fraser is an artist printmaker experimenting with the analogue processes of hand set letterpress type and linocut from her Cambridgeshire garden studio. Inspired by the invisible connections and structures that verbal and written language make in our lives she uses colour, pattern and space to create her playful work. Elizabeth also has an interest in using art as a means to explore and engage with science to create greater understanding and appreciation of their shared basis of creative enquiry.