The Hazel Branch

This is a relief monotype print based on the Grimms Fairy Tale “The Hazel Branch ''. The story of a handmaiden venturing into the woods to pick strawberries for her son. Before picking the berries an adder lunged at her, so she confidently hid behind a branch of hazel. Originally I pictured a hazelnut branch but illustrated this as witch hazel because it is known to repel snakes. I used Mikisyo Power Grip Carving Tools and experimented with different textures to recreate the adder (or venomous snake) hidden amongst the wild strawberry.

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