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Linocut prints

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Cally Trench's most recent (2023) suite of linocut prints is The Fourteen Stages of Birdhood, which shows different stages in a Bird's life from hatching to decomposing after death. See The Fourteen Stages of Birdhood on this website.

Getting older: Linocut by Cally Trench

Cally Trench, Getting older
from The Fourteen Stages of Birdhood

Cally Trench's occasional linocut prints are hand-printed in limited editions of ten or twenty, and some are hand-coloured with acrylic paint.

Cally Trench's prints have been exhibited widely, including in Multiplied 2013, Originals 08, Freedom (2007), Printmakers Council - Open Biennale (1999), Society of Wood Engravers (1995), National Print Exhibition (1994), and Impressive Women (1992).

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for availability and prices. If you would like to buy a print, please email me: hello at callytrench dot co dot uk. All sizes are the size of the paper. I may have one or two copies of prints not listed in the Shop Window. Email me to enquire.

Memory

Cally Trench
Memory (2017)
Edition of 20. 68 x 51 cm

Sphinx

Cally Trench
Sphinx (2013)
Edition of 25. 36 x 46 cm

Burial

Cally Trench
Burial (2007)
Edition of five. 54 x 54 cm

Pink House

Cally Trench
Pink House (2005)
Edn. of 20. 51 x 38 cm

Stones

Cally Trench
Stones (2001)
Edition of 20. 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Beach Huts

Cally Trench
Beach Huts (1998)
Edition of ten. 38 x 51 cm

Jelly Babies

Cally Trench
Jelly Babies (1998)
Edition of 20. 38 x 51 cm

Ice Lollies

Cally Trench
Ice Lollies (1998)
Edition of 20. 39 x 52 cm

Shells

Cally Trench
Shells (1993)
Edition of ten. 39.5 x 30.5 cm

Window

Cally Trench
Window (1993)
Edn. of 10. 51 x 38 cm

Angel Skeleton

Cally Trench
Angel Skeleton (1992)
Edition of ten. 38 x 51 cm

"Cally Trench's Angel Skeleton is a superb balancing act of clean-drawn lines." (Julia Allen in Multiples, July 1995)
Liquorice Allsorts

Cally Trench
Liquorice Allsorts (1992)
Edition of ten. 39.5 x 30.5 cm

Twenty-Two Fossil Fish

Cally Trench
Twenty-Two Fossil Fish (1992)
Edition of ten. 51 x 38 cm

Films based on linocut prints

Cally Trench has made seven short animation films based on her linocut prints.

Dancing (2023) is a very short animation film in which a Bird appears, dances and departs. The sound, created by using vocalisations and musical instruments, is a homage to Jacques Offenbach. [1 minute 10 seconds] Completion date: 21st June 2023.

Burial (2022) is a very short animation film in which the entwined bones of two mermaids - mother and child - appear and disappear. The sound, reminiscent of a funeral march, was created on a bodhran and a tambourine. [1 minute 23 seconds]. Completion date: 6th January 2022.

Fossil Fish Film (2020) is a short animation film in which fossil fish appear, swim about, and freeze in their final resting places. [30 seconds] 12th August 2022.

Windmills (2017) recollects both seaside holidays and the toy windmills placed on children's graves. The music for Windmills was specially written for the film by composer Josh Hagley. [57 seconds] 6th November 2017.

Pink House (2016) reflects on the power of sea and wind. The music for Pink House was specially written for the film by composer Josh Hagley. [42 seconds] Completion date: 29th November 2016.

Sphinx (2016) is a very short animation film. The Sphinx threw herself off a cliff after Oedipus guessed her riddle. What would her bones look like? The music for Sphinx was specially written for the film by composer Josh Hagley. [25 seconds] Completion date: 8th December 2016.

Ice Lollies (2015) is a very short animation film in which, as in real life, lollies disappear - either melting or being nibbled. [16 seconds] Completion date: 27th April 2015.