Gelert

Two layer reduction lino print of the legendary Welsh wolfhound (story below) measuring 29 x 29cm (printed area is approximately 18 x 10cm) on Nepalese handmade paper in blue tones. Each print has been hand painted with the red blood/teardrop from poor Gelert and thus every print in the edition is unique. I've provided examples in the images shown.

Gelert is a legendary wolfhound associated with the village of Beddgelert (whose name means "Gelert's Grave") in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. In the legend, Llywelyn the Great returns from hunting to find his baby missing, the cradle overturned, and Gelert with a blood-smeared mouth. Believing the dog had devoured the child, Llywelyn draws his sword and kills Gelert. After the dog's dying yelp, Llywelyn hears the cries of the baby, unharmed under the cradle, along with a dead wolf which had attacked the child and been killed by Gelert. Llywelyn is overcome with remorse and buries the dog with great ceremony, (then leading to the town name) but can still hear its dying yelp. After that day, Llywelyn never smiles again.

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