Charpai on a starry starry night

This is the first charpai I carved for printing. A charpai is a wooden framed bed made with cotton cord woven across the frame. Charpai literally means four legged in Urdu, and is a traditional Pakistani bed. The tiles printed in yellow or green have been taken from a Mughal print and the night sky is inspired by stories I've heard of summer nights spent sleeping out in the open on a charpai.

This print is a literal interpretation of these stories and my hope is that these stories, in this print, finds a forever home with you. I'm offering these prints in two colour options: black and yellow; and blue and green. The colour combinations have also been inspired by combinations of colours in Mughal paintings. Each print is hand carved, inked and burnished, so there will be variations in the print to what you see pictured here and it means that you're buying a truly unique print. Each print is also hand signed by the artist across the right panel.

This edition is printed on yummy HoSho paper. The print, ink and paper combined have a velvety feel.

I offer free delivery on all my prints. In these times I do recommend checking out with the upgraded delivery option to ensure your print reaches you in good time. Your print will be posted in a C4 'do not bend' envelope on Tuesday or Friday depending on the day you check out. And if you're in an absolute rush, just send me a message and I'll post your print to you the following day when you check out with Domestic/International delivery upgrade.