Natali Wood - Encina

Holm Oak – Ink engraving on rice paper

Original graphic work by the Spanish artist Natali Wood, created through an artisanal process that combines wood engraving with the Japanese technique Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban).

The wood matrix is worked manually and undergoes a light carbonization of its surface —a characteristic of Yakisugi— to highlight the natural texture of the wood and its internal structure.

The result is an organic and powerful image in charcoal-black ink, where each line faithfully reproduces the real grain of the wood, captured without digital processes. Each print shows slight variations inherent to the manual process, which makes each edition have a unique character. The use of artisanal rice paper provides lightness, transparency and a great sensitivity to the contrast between the deep black of the ink and the white support.

Natali Wood's work focuses on manual processes, the relationship between nature and matter, and the imprint of time on wood, turning the tree's internal structure into a graphic image.