Cafe Gorge (2026)

Printed Area Size 21 x 29 cm

External Border Size 27 x 35 cm

Reduction Lino Print

No. of prints in Edition: 6

Prints may vary due to hand printed nature

Each print is signed, dated and editioned in pencil on the front of the print

'Cafe Gorge' is a six-layer reduction lino print depicting a small café nestled in the heart of Cheddar Gorge. The scene was inspired by a day spent walking through Cheddar, observing the gentle stream nearby and the easy rhythm of locals and visitors enjoying the landscape together.

The composition reflects the charm of small, independent businesses that give the village its character, showing the café as part of a shared sense of place.

What is a Reduction Lino Print?

A reduction print is a relief printmaking process in which multiple colours are printed from a single block. Typically, the lightest colour is printed first, after which more of the block is carved away to print the next, darker colour.

As we continuously carve into the same block, cutting away more detail at each stage, the block is gradually destroyed and can never be used again. This means that every edition is truly limited. Once the block has been fully carved and the final prints have been made, it is impossible to reproduce the image from that block again.

The Artist

Mollie Pearce is a printmaker specialising in reduction linocut, creating layered works inspired by British landscapes and the visual language of early 20th century travel posters. Her practice draws on the bold shapes, simplified forms, and graphic composition found in vintage travel poster design, combining these influences with contemporary observation of place.

While her prints often depict well-known or iconic destinations, she is equally interested in the subtle, often overlooked details within them. Her work explores the relationship between place, memory, and everyday experience, moving between familiar tourist locations and quieter, lesser-seen spaces.

She focuses on the small elements that give a landscape its character, such as boats along a harbour, coastal huts, independent shops, pubs, cafés, and restaurants. These details act as anchors of familiarity, reflecting how people move through and remember places in lived, personal ways.

Her work aims to evoke recognition in the viewer, connecting visual imagery to individual memory. A pub, café, or everyday street scene becomes a point of shared experience, encouraging audiences to reflect on their own relationships with place and the spaces they inhabit or return to.