Athens Tree — Original Ink Drawing on Hand-Cast Cement Tile, Framed

drawn directly onto a hand-cast cement tile.

I found this tree while walking through Athens.

It wasn’t growing in a park or somewhere particularly picturesque. It stood amongst the concrete and noise of the city, its trunk thin, twisted and marked by years of growing in a difficult space.

What caught my attention was the top of the tree.

The trunk rises almost awkwardly before bending into a strange, damaged crown. It isn’t a conventionally beautiful tree, but these are often the trees I find myself stopping for.

I drew the tree in black archival pigment ink directly onto a hand-cast cement tile.

The grey cement surface becomes part of the drawing. Natural marks, changes in tone and small imperfections remain visible beneath the ink, giving the tree a surface very different from a drawing on paper.

The tile was individually poured and dried in my Birmingham studio before the drawing was made.

Presented in a handmade solid wood frame, the result is a one-of-a-kind original drawing and sculptural wall piece. There is only one.

Details:

• Original ink drawing on a hand-cast cement tile

• Tree drawn near the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece

• Archival black pigment ink

• A4-size hand-cast cement tile

• Individually poured cement tile — natural surface variation

• Handmade solid wood frame

• Signed by the artist on the reverse

• One-of-a-kind original artwork

• Ready to hang

• Ships from the UK

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