Four geometric explorations playing with the magic of overprinted colours. These followed on from my original black-only These Four Walls series, which was produced in response to lockdown when we were all intensely aware of the four walls around us.

The layouts are composed from modular metal ornaments of various geometric designs (dots, lines and squares) printed on top of each other. The vintage ornaments have tiny knocks and imperfections showing their age. Working with these ornaments is a lot of fun. Imagine playing Tetris with tiny metal blocks, and you’ll get the idea! Head across to my blog for more about the making process and see some printing in action in my video about These Four Walls.

The black layer is set solid, each wall composed by hand; the same, yet different. For the coloured layers, an overprint in fluorescent red, I introduced randomised holes and gaps so that the overlapping patterns interrelated with each other in a more dynamic way.

Each composition was hand inked and letterpress printed in black and fluorescent red inks onto tactile 100% recycled grey card. The series is also available in black and fluorescent yellow.

This edition is limited to just 9 prints, of which 8 are available for sale. Numbers 2 to 5 will be sold as sets, and numbers 6 to 9 are available individually.

Supplied in a board-backed cello sleeve.

• Limited edition of 9, produced in my studio on the Shropshire/Herefordshire/Powys borders
• Letterpress printed by hand on a Stephenson Blake galley proof press
• Hand set metal type
• Black and fluorescent red ink
• 300gsm 100% recycled grey card
• A5 (14.8 x 21 cm)