Hel’s Reaper A3 Lino Print
Our Hel’s Reaper print shows a dark hooded figure complete with a scythe with one side of her body being dead and decayed down to bone, and the other half being living flesh.
The design takes inspiration from Hel: Daughter of Loki and the Giantess Angrboda, and goddess of the underworld in Norse Mythology. Hel presides over the underground realm (which also shares her name) Ruling over those whose deaths were not worthy for Valhalla, and is described as half living, half dead, with half her body blackened and half of flesh.
The design is then met with the dark cloak and scythe associated with the grim reaper and death, which first appeared in Christian Europe around the time of the Black Death in the 14th Century where around 1/3 of the European population perished. The cloaked figure is believed to have taken inspiration from the robes often worn by monks (who were also often the only sauce of medical aid available to the pore, and the ones who would preform last rights and funeral services) with the scythe being the tool used to harvest or reap the crops ready to be taken from the land, and thus the idea of the Grim Reaper is born.
Printed using Archival Quality black ink onto hand made Khadi Papers
Printed aria measures approx: 33.3cm X 25.5cm
Paper size approx.: A3 (29.7cm 42cm or 11.7” X 16.5”) The paper is hand made and torn down by hand so there may be some variation in size.
Available in two paper options:
White: A smooth cotton rag paper that picks up the ink brilliantly and delivers high contrast
Neutral: a textured Nepales Loka Washi paper made from the inner bark of Loka, the texture of the paper is really beautiful giving a softer print.
Please note: due to the hand made nature of these prints, each print will have slight differences in its appearance which is down to the differences in the amount of ink applied and the pressure used in printing on each individual print. This makes each print unique.
We do have some seconds available please select the drop down options available to order a seconds at a reduced price.
Seconds print 1: The print is underinked, and has porly transfered onto the paper
Seconds print 2: The paper has shifted while printing, which has caused the ink to smudge.
