Natali Wood - Almendro Formas

Natali Wood (Spain, 1978)
Almendro Formas – Ink engraving on rice paper

Original graphic work by the Spanish artist Natali Wood, created through an artisanal engraving process from a wooden matrix worked with the Japanese technique Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban).

In this process the surface of the wood is slightly carbonized by fire, which allows the natural grain to be revealed and accentuated. Subsequently the matrix is inked manually and printed on delicate rice paper, capturing the organic texture of the wood with great depth and contrast. This traditional Japanese technique, historically used to treat wood, provides a very particular aesthetics where matter and time are visible in the final image.

The result is a composition of great visual impact in coal-black ink, where the shape of the tree emerges from the real veins of the wood. The work reflects Natali Wood's interest in manual processes, nature, and the transformation of natural materials into artistic language.

Each impression presents slight variations inherent to the manual stamping process, which gives a unique character to each edition copy.

The small irregularities typical of rice paper and of the manual stamping process are part of the artisanal character of the work.