Nine Standards

Nine Standards silkscreen print by artist Graham Pilling

The Nine Standards are a row of large stone cairns that sit prominently atop Hartley Fell, on the edge of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales.

Visiting on a hazy winter’s morning provided me with quite an eerie experience. Very still and with no-one else around, the Nine Stone Men seemed to have a disctinct presence and I had the strangest feeling that they were aware of my approach.

This experience is what I have chosen to capture in my print, looking up at the ancient stones from the last stretch of path.

‘Nine Standards’ is an 8 colour screenprint, hand-printed with water based inks on 300gsm, acid free, Canaletto Velino art grade paper.

Each print comes with a map & signed certificate of authenticity.

Approx 412 x 412 mm in size, this a very limited edition of 30 and is numbered, titled, signed, and embossed at the bottom.

Now available on my Big Cartel and Etsy shops now, priced at £140.

Here’s a short process video and some additional photos:

Nine Standards silkscreen print by artist Graham Pilling
Nine Standards silkscreen print by artist Graham Pilling
Nine Standards silkscreen print by artist Graham Pilling
Nine Standards silkscreen print by artist Graham Pilling

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