Rosie Emerson: 'I have fallen a long way, clouds are flowering' Gold Variable Edition 1

Rosie Emerson
Screenprint on 22 carat gold leaf and mixed metallic leaf on Somerset Satin paper with a deckled edge
Variable edition of 6 + 2 APs (Artist Proofs)
H 38 x W 56 cm artwork size

Framing notes:

Framed works are presented float mounted in hand-finished wooden frame, including specialist anti-reflective glass with 70% UV protection to ensure the archival qualities, gold and metallic leaf, and depth of colour are maintained. 

This is available in White, Lime wash, Dark Brown or Black ink stain. If known, please add your colour preference in the order notes. We are happy to send you photos of the frame mouldings against the artwork and discuss which finish works best.

Alternative mouldings, frame styles and grades of specialist glass are available upon request. Please contact us and we will be happy to assist. 

In Rosie Emerson’s latest hand-finished screenprint edition, I have fallen a long way, clouds are flowering (2023), a lone figure gazes above her as an entanglement of flowers and foliage rise upwards, suspended in the air. Swans swim in pools of gold and colour floods beneath her feet. The title is borrowed from The Moon and The Yew Tree by Silvia Plath, which weaves a complex landscape of the mind, speaking to Emerson’s fascination with the dream space.

Comprised of her own photography, screenprint, and hand applied leaf in contrasting metals, the edition is comprised of six variable prints, and two artist proofs, making each one strikingly unique. The colour palette was inspired by a technological mishap which inverted the tones of her initial design, revealing a palette of gold and black, which she lifts with pinks, yellows and a deep aubergine.