Wilhelmina Peace, Longing for Fields and Feathers, work on paper (etching), 41 x 35cm
Year: 2025
Medium(s): etching with aquatint, soap ground and drypoint on Somerset velvet paper
Size: 41 x 35cm (image / plate size: 28 x 23 cm)
25 editions, numbered and signed
- £250.00
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Return - This work is eligible for return.
Artist - Selected Recognitions
- Recipient of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair Prize (UK)
- Extensively exhibited in Northern Ireland, Dublin, London, and internationally (incl. Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition in Belfast, and Bankside Gallery in London)
- Work included in private collections nationally and internationally
Further information
Wilhelmina Peace's commentary about this work:
This etching was inspired by an illustration in Alice in Wonderland, drawn by Lewis Carroll himself, where Alice grows so large, she seems cramped into the page. I have long been drawn to the figure of the giantess in my work, using her as a symbol of alienation, otherness, and restricted, yet constantly burgeoning potential.
As both an artist and a mother, the image of the giantess resonates deeply. We loom large in our children’s lives, at times a goddess, other times a monster, perpetually shifting between nurture and overwhelm. Our presence is of paramount importance, yet we often feel invisible. The giantess also speaks to the sense of confinement many mothers, especially artist mothers, experience: torn between the emotional labour of caregiving and the demands of a creative practice. There is a constant tension between the routine of domestic life and the desire for personal exploration and expression.
This etching was created with a range of different techniques (aquatint, soap ground, soft ground and drypoint) to fully explore the rich potential of the medium, and was printed using a mix of Sepia and Rubine Red on Somerset Velvet paper.
Wilhelmina Peace is an award-winning emerging artist and printmaker. Working across drawing and printmaking, particularly etching and lithography, Peace’s practice is deeply informed by her background in anthropology. Her work explores myth, fairytale, and folklore as frameworks through which she examines the inner processes of the human psyche and personal development.
Find out more about Wilhelmina Peace and view all her works on the artist's page.
