Dillisk Print.
Dillisk Print.
SUPERFOLK SAYS:
“Bring the sea home; a collection of botanical prints inspired by clear bright mornings seaweed foraging in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic. Hang as a set or make a single bold statement.”
Jo Anne
ABOUT THIS PRINT:
An original design by Superfolk. Designed and made by Superfolk in the west of Ireland.
This is a handmade print printed on handmade washi (Japanese paper). Strong, warm bold colours and shapes sit atop a delicate, partially translucent paper. The print is from a hand-cut lino block. Blocks are inked up by hand and lead to a unique colour variation in each print. Each print block is hand-printed onto a 50 gsm long-fibred handmade Japanese washi paper from Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan, where they have been making washi papers for eight generations.
DETAILS:
Materials: Water-based inks on a 50 gsm handmade Japanese washi paper with a deckled edge.
Size: 52 x 43cm. Fits our Medium Hanging Frame.
Color Tone Range: Deep Cadmium and Red Umber with bright flashes of Blue Ocher and Rubin Red.
Hand-signed and dated by the printmaker.
Each print is made by hand in our studio on the west coast of Ireland.
Ink colour tone variations are unique to each print.
As featured in ‘Wild Sea’, Princeton Architectural Press, first published Spring 2018.
Watch the making of our Seaweed prints here The making of a Dillisk print.
Learning to seaweed forage? Read our beginners guide here: GUIDE TO: Seaweed Foraging — Superfolk
Learn More About Dillisk (Palmaria Palmata)
Dillisk (Palmaria Palmata) also known as Dulse, Dilsk or Creathnach grows along the the low tide line on rocky exposed shores and is easily identified by its maroon coloured leathery fronds. Hand picked and left to dry in the wind, it makes a salty chewy snack that pairs well with dark ales and stouts. Alteratively try Dillisk Kimchi or add flavour to potato dishes (dillisk champ), boiled and pureed like a laverbread, or to make a dillisk dashi (a Japanese style soup stock). Dillisk is traditionally eaten as a snack in Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Norway and the Faroe Islands and is an excellent source of dietary iodine.
