Oct 6, 2026, 9:42 AM

The name of the Arabic letter 'Ayn ع has a number of meanings, among them: water spring, source, fountainhead. In this respect I'm using it as a symbol for the Source, whatever this may mean to you, and the dot that properly belongs to its twin letter Ghayn غ is there as a reminder that this wellspring dwells in the Unseen (غيب)… well out of reach of human depradations and ownership claims.

Process shot of the plate being hand-carved, wood chips everywhere.

Homemade buckthorn lake, the colour of red-gold yolk, being mulled in preparation for printing

A finished print just off the plate, which can be seen in a jig in the background.

A finished print having its dots painted over with white shell gold.