Deborah Bell worked on our largest stone in 2017. Her time in
the studio ran out, and we did not complete proofing the print. Then time ran
away with us all. Bell relocated to New Zealand, and we got absorbed by other
projects in the studio. But the big stone kept on whispering to Mark. It is one
of the most beautiful stone lithographs printed at the studio. Last week, Mark
and Deborah met and she added hand colouring to the prints and signed and
numbered them.

Notes for a Sculpture references Bell’s exploration of journeys, both spiritual and
physical and how embarking on such journeys can be transcendent. Bell has used
boats as vessels to carry and protect her human figures in several sculptures.
In this print, she prepares for the journey of making her sculptures, working
out scale and details. The print becomes a world on its own, absorbing one to
contemplate what such a journey would mean personally. It is as if the print
becomes a portal into another world and way of being.