A spade stands in a cracked, dried-up lakebed beneath a fierce sun, surrounded by the holes that boys are made to dig day after day. Cacti, burnt orange and dusty pink recall a desert camp where punishment conceals a search, and a buried past is waiting to be uncovered. A vivid print about unlikely friendship, endurance and breaking an old cycle.
Giclée printed with archival inks on premium textured Hahnemühle fine art paper. Supplied unframed.
Hand-drawn by Abby+Owen
Every illustration began as one of our own loose concept drawings before we developed the colour, linework and texture.
Paper & print
Giclée printed with archival inks on premium textured Hahnemühle fine art paper. Supplied unframed, ready for you to choose a frame that suits your space. Frames shown in the photographs are for illustration only.
Choose your size
A5: 148 × 210 mm
A4: 210 × 297 mm
A3: 297 × 420 mm
A2: 420 × 594 mm
Sizes describe the complete paper, including its white border. Each print has the same illustration without a caption beneath it.
Carefully packed
Our prints are posted flat in a protective plastic sleeve, in line with our existing print range.
Originally created for Culture House Sunderland’s literary illustration commission.
A spade stands in a cracked, dried-up lakebed beneath a fierce sun, surrounded by the holes that boys are made to dig day after day. Cacti, burnt orange and dusty pink recall a desert camp where punishment conceals a search, and a buried past is waiting to be uncovered. A vivid print about unlikely friendship, endurance and breaking an old cycle.
Giclée printed with archival inks on premium textured Hahnemühle fine art paper. Supplied unframed.
Hand-drawn by Abby+Owen
Every illustration began as one of our own loose concept drawings before we developed the colour, linework and texture.
Paper & print
Giclée printed with archival inks on premium textured Hahnemühle fine art paper. Supplied unframed, ready for you to choose a frame that suits your space. Frames shown in the photographs are for illustration only.
Choose your size
A5: 148 × 210 mm
A4: 210 × 297 mm
A3: 297 × 420 mm
A2: 420 × 594 mm
Sizes describe the complete paper, including its white border. Each print has the same illustration without a caption beneath it.
Carefully packed
Our prints are posted flat in a protective plastic sleeve, in line with our existing print range.
Originally created for Culture House Sunderland’s literary illustration commission.