Moseley Bog Weeper — Original Ink Drawing on Hand-Cast Cement Tiles

An original ink drawing of a weeping tree found in Moseley Bog, Birmingham, drawn across three hand-cast cement tiles.

I keep returning to Moseley Bog.

It is one of those places that can feel completely different depending on the time of year, the weather and even which path you take through it.

I found this tree there and was immediately drawn to its shape.

The trunk bends upwards before the branches fall back towards the ground. Small groups of leaves hang from the ends, giving the whole tree a slightly tired, almost melancholy appearance.

I drew the tree in black archival pigment ink before taking the image across three individual hand-cast cement tiles.

The arrangement of the tiles loosely follows the movement of the tree. The trunk rises through the narrow central tiles while one section of the drawing moves onto the larger grey tile beside it.

Each tile was individually poured, dried and arranged in my studio in Birmingham before the drawing was made across the complete surface.

The changing greys and off-whites of the cement become part of the image. The drawing moves across joins and changing surfaces rather than sitting neatly on a single sheet of paper.

The result is a one-of-a-kind original drawing and sculptural wall piece. There is only one.

Details:

• Original ink drawing across three hand-cast cement tiles
• Tree drawn at Moseley Bog, Birmingham
• Archival black pigment ink
• Individually poured cement tiles — no two are identical
• Three-tile composition
• Signed by the artist on the reverse
• One-of-a-kind original artwork
• Ready to hang
• Ships from the UK

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