Commerce St Works

This is a three-stage reduction linocut, in the red colourway, of what remains of the Chetam's (later Harry Aynsley's) Pottery works on Commerce Street in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The pottery covered a large area of land, which is now largely occupied by a large shopping area and car park.
 
It is a limited edition of 10, handprinted on Japanese Ho-Sho paper with Caligo Safewash oil-based inks. The image is 10cm x 15.5cm, (roughly A6) and the paper is 20 x 14cm. Each print is hand-inked and hand-printed, so each is slightly different giving them each a unique quality. As this is a reduction print, the lino plate is gradually cut away during the process so that no more prints can be made.