The east part of the town of Alstead where I’ve lived since 1972 was settled in the 1760s. There are a number of surviving houses and barns built in that era, fitted out with wrought iron latches, hinges, and hooks. I’ve always admired handwork from blacksmiths of bygone times, and some of my neighbors kindly let me into their homes to measure and sketch, and this engraving shows wrought iron to scale. My initials, “JRM” are in the lower right corner in the butterfly hinge. The woodblock measures 3” x 4”.
Randy Miller
Wood Engravings
Text and image copyright © 2000 by Randy Miller. All rights reserved.
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Wrought Iron
When you purchase Wrought Iron by Randy Miller, you are acquiring an original work of art, engraved by hand in wood and printed by the artist. It is not a photographic or digital reproduction.
A note about Editions: The prints are not strictly limited in number. This is due to the durability of boxwood, my choice of wood for engraving. It is an extremely dense hardwood capable of yielding thousands of prints with no noticeable deterioration. I therefore number my prints in Editions of 200, succeeding editions denoted by a Roman numeral “II”, “III” and so on. This allows for continued functional use of an increasingly scarce wood.
The artist uses black, oil-based ink on smooth, Welsh cream-colored paper called basingwerk. The print is signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist and enclosed in a clear plastic sleeve. The print is suitable for matting and framing. Shipped via USPS Priority Mail.
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• Wrought Iron
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• Edition I
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• Actual image size, 3”x4”
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• $40
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• Wrought Iron
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• Edition I
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• Actual image size, 3”x4”
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• $40
