Rowan / Mountain Ash
The Pear in Paper
Signed and dated linoprint on heavyweight organic acid free card (300gsm).
30x42cm unframed, 32x44cm framed (solid black wooden frame, framed by the Wrapped Up team in house!)
Lynn creates beautiful lino and letter press prints in her studio just outside Donegal Town. The Pear in Paper is all about keeping classic, quality, hand-crafted skill alive! Lynn's prints are created slowly, deliberately, and thoughtfully.
'The Mountain Ash (sorbus aucuparia) is a robust native Irish tree.
Commonly found in Ireland along roadsides, in glens, up mountainous areas and throughout woodlands.
The 5-9 paired leaves are a beautiful green and the berries are a scarlet red at the beginning of Autumn.
This tree is extremely important for wildlife. The creamy coloured flowers that appeared in May-June attract moths such as the Common Emerald. These flowers also provide pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinating insects, while the berries are a rich source of autumn food for birds, especially the blackbird and the Mistle Thrush. The Mistle Thrush love these berries and are territorial of the Mountain Ash - not because it’s a nesting site but because it’s a great supply of food.
Mature trees can grow to 15m and can live for up to 200 years.'