signed and dated 'Tom Rooth '23' (upper left) and further signed, dated and inscribed 'Homage to a toad / handmade & hand-drawn / by / Tom Rooth / Pen 2023' (on the reverse)
underglaze pencil on glazed earthenware
ceramic panel: 9 ⅜ x 7 ⅝ in. (23.8 x 19.4 cm.)
frame: 14 ⅜ x 11 ¾ in. (36.6 x 29.8 cm.)
This panel depicts a member of the colony the toads which have been living under and around Pen, where Tom lives.