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This item will be posted to you by proseprints within 3 days of receiving payment.
| Shipping destination | Cost | Additional items |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £3.25 | £1.00 |
| EU & Northern Ireland | £4.25 | £1.00 |
| United States | £5.85 | £2.50 |
| Rest of the World | £6.80 | £3.00 |
Proseprints is keen to be green, our printed greeting cards are on recycled paper, with bio-degradable cellos, we use paper based packaging and are introducing non-plastic packaging for protecting artwork. We also support a local conservation charity, donating money from the sales of our cards and artwork.
The poem 'My own true family' by Ted Hughes is a fairy tale of a young boy who meets an old women in the wood, who is really an oak tree and she and the other trees make the boy promise to protect and plant more trees throughout his life. The last two lines are 'When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company, My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree'.
£5 from the sale of the artwork will be donated to a local conservation charity - The Torrington Commons.
You have 14 days, from receipt, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item.
Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken; digital items.
Please note that if your order is being posted outside mainland UK, you (or the recipient) may have to pay customs or VAT charges and a handling fee. The seller is not responsible for any charges or fees that may incur.
Full description
but my heart was a tree is based on the poem 'My own true family' by Ted Hughes and shows a young boy walking in an oak wood. It is an original monochrome Lino print finished in water based inks and printed on a hand press.
It is signed and titled in pencil by the artist.
It is a variable edition marked v/e denoting that every hand painted print is unique.
The picture is in a mount sized to fit an A4 frame
Printed on Fabriano paper using water based inks.
Colour fixed using a waterbased craft spray.
The colour may vary slightly from the image.
Proseprints retain all reproduction rights and copyrights.
Sale of this print does not transfer the copyright.
Posted in protective packaging.
We use the Royal Mail and post prints using 1st class signed for.
We use Royal Mail International for shipping abroad.
Designed by Rose Hunter and Perry Evans in Torrington, Devon
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