An exhibition commemorating the felled Sycamore Gap tree will premiere at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre in Hexham on September 6.

The exhibition, entitled Heartwood, will showcase five large prints that artist Shona Branigan has created in remembrance of the Northumberland landmark.

The prints were created using a small piece of the Sycamore Gap tree itself, measuring approximately 90cm in diameter.

The prints had previously been displayed separately at four different venues across the length of Hadrian's Wall, but this is the first time they will be shown together.

The Heartwood exhibition is funded by North East Combined Authority in collaboration with the National Trust, Northumberland National Park Authority, Hadrian’s Wall Partnership, and Historic England, and is the first official artistic response in memory of the Sycamore Gap tree.

Each of Ms Branigan's prints holds unique depth and context, reflecting the tree in various shades and names: Knowledge, Spirituality, Landscape, History, and Access.

Access is hand-pressed onto heritage rag paper without ink - a process known as blind embossing - for a tactile experience that invites touch along the tree rings.

Ms Branigan said: "It is with wood printing specifically that my fascination with trees and their lives in the landscape is expressed.

"I felt privileged to be asked to print Sycamore Gap, and I also felt a responsibility to do my best so that I could honour not only the tree itself but all the people who loved the tree too.

"As a north easterner I have known Sycamore Gap all my life and visited regularly - the tree was such a haven in the wild landscape.

"The actual process of printing the Sycamore gap has been epic.

"It's a really big piece and a slow process due to it all being done by hand, first creating a printable surface from the rough wood, then applying traditional inks, before beginning the slow process of printing using a bone folder tool so that I can reach every nuance of the surface.

"The paper is laid on top and becomes embossed with the 3D shape of the wood and tree rings, which are the embodiment of the landscape in tree cellular form."

Further details about the Heartwood exhibition are available at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/hadrians-wall-and-housesteads-fort/heartwood