This is a handmade linocut inspired by the Selkies, a mythical sea creature and shapeshifter of Celtic legend. This is one print from a set of three originally designed Selkie prints. The set of three is available for purchase as a separate listing.

PRINT SIZE: Print size 5" x 7".

PAPER SIZE: 8" x 10"

MATERIALS: It is printed with Caligo Safewash (non-toxic) Relief Ink on archival quality Strathmore Paper made of 100% acid-free fiber. Strathmore Paper Mills are located in Massachusetts where my studio is.

COLOR OPTIONS: It is printed with two different color options: deep blue and green-blue. The green-blue is hand-mixed so please expect slight variations.

STORY DETAILS:

A splash of grey flippers, the salty smell of sea kelp, and a fierce sense of belonging to an underwater world, are the beating heart of this beloved Irish, Icelandic and Scottish folktale about a seal-woman who loses her pelt to her lover and loses herself, and how she finds it and reclaims herself again. Selkie’s journey of heartbreak and loss reminds us how we can find false hope in the comfort and safety of a “home” on shore, when our real belonging is inside our wild skin, in the depths of our own ocean of wildness. . .May we always be in search of our pelts or already twirling in them, dusting them off, redesigning them. . .

GIFT IDEAS: This would make a great gift for a nature and folklore lover, someone who loves the ocean and especially seals. It would also be a wonderful gift for a woman who feels like she is in the process of reclaiming a part of herself that was previously lost, it is an empowering gift, a reminder to truly value who you really are and to always return to that authentic place.

PACKAGING: This print will be carefully packed in a recycled clear bag and shipped in a recycled cardboard mailer. FeathersandFolktales uses eco-friendly packaging supplies from EcoEnclose. A one-page insert including a description of the folktale is included with the print.

Feathers & Folktales is a woman-owned, Massachusetts-based art shop offering handcrafted linocut prints of timeless folktales from around the world that remind us of our ancient kinship with the wild. These archival quality linocut prints are a labor of love: they are 100% conceived, designed, carved, inked, pulled and packaged by hand for you from a small home studio. Featuring animals and magical creatures from folklore alongside wide variety of botanical elements, each piece contains a precious offering from the past, a mythos, that can enliven our sense of enchantment with the natural world.

Please note that the copyright of this work is retained by the artist.