Aphrodite, Shelly Blue

Overview
This simple repeated shell pattern brings the fresh sea breeze into your home. Reminiscent of summers amongst the waves, this paper is a perfect pattern to invite into a bathroom or sunny room in your home. 

Aphrodite the goddess of beauty emerged from the sea atop a scallop shell. She is the embodiment of beauty and the essence of femininity. This paper is an homage to Aphrodite and the power of female presence, love and beauty. 

Measurements
• Each roll is 20.5” wide x 11 yards long
• Repeat: 5.11″, straight

Additional Notes
• Printed to order, 2-4 week lead time.
• FSC Certified and printed with fade proof, environmentally friendly inks. They are made in the UK using Britain’s finest digital wallpaper manufacturer helping to reduce our carbon footprint. 

Color Description
Multi colored illustration on a white background 

Additional Info
All Annika Reed designs begin with a sketchbook and pen. She refines, then hand draws the images onto a piece of Asian wood, where she carves them according to the age-old practices she learned while doing a residency at the University of Shanghai in China, in 2006.

While in China she worked alongside masters in woodblock printing and developed her unique style. Traditional woodcuts are printed from separate blocks, one created for each color. she works differently, carving away each color, one at a time, and uses the same block to print all the layers of her designs. It takes at least a month to complete a full series of carvings and color layers. This process of wood carving and painting in layers produces uniquely rich, layered, painterly prints. All designs are printed by hand in her studio in London using non-toxic techniques. Ink is rolled onto the wood and printed over the previous layer. Some designs only need one color, others require several.