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