Welcome to Visibull - the creative business launched in 2021 by artist Julian Bull and based in North Worcestershire, UK, in the heart of what was historically known as the Forest of Feckenham.

From my studio, nestling under a walnut tree, I create relief prints of trees – with many variations of species, size and colour.

Every print is handmade and unique due to the variations in inking and print pressure. The results may be considered a fingerprint or scan of the tree trunk at a particular point along the trunk including evidence of the effects of insects or man.

Most of the wood I am using is from trees already felled and most of it comes from the historic wooded region known as the Forest of Feckenham in medieval times and is now in North Worcestershire.

Why trees? - well aside from being beautiful, fundamentally they release oxygen to allow us to exist, so in an era of increased and vital focus on climate change should we not all examine our environment more and act on what we find? If trees are the lungs of the world, then recent events should highlight why lungs are especially precious.

What if we stopped and tried to look inside, taking a cross section across a trunk? What is revealed are many hidden secrets in the history of that tree- its age, evidence of stress and human intervention. In short, it’s very like a CT scan of a human torso giving us insight into what may be inside a trunk at that point, and the resulting images can be surprising – exposing the natural beauty within.

Since launching, my love of wood and trees has led to an expansion of tree realted work and products. These now include a range of ECO clothing (‘Tree Shirts’), Homewares, Small Furniture and Wood and Glass Garden Sculptures. All items have a focus on nature and are created using sustainable methods and materials

For a different take, my prints are also available mounted on a lightbox to give a striking image just like an X-Ray of the tree, reminding us to examine the health of the planet.

Thanks to the late Bryan Nash-Gill an American artist who pioneered tree ring prints.

Thanks for looking, Julian

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