Design: Gibbons Carving

Gibbons Carving is a print derived from 17th century master carver, Grinling Gibbons distinctive style and is full of detail and depth akin to his highrelief wooden carvings. Said to have an ability to breathe life into still material, the craftsmans unique and delicate rendering of limewood into the most elaborate of organic structures meant he was highly faved by royalty. In this bold decorative design, natural forms of birds and shells, scrolling foliage and the fruits of the harvest represent new life, abundance and good health, accompanied by Gibbons signature periwinklelike five petal flower.