At the time I engraved this scene of buildings at the Canterbury Shaker Village in the late 1970's, there were still Shaker Sisters living there. As a tribute, I placed an image of an elderly woman walking along the path in the center of the engraving. Although there are no living Shakers left at Canterbury, it is a wonderful place to visit to see the legacy of the Shaker religious sect. There are guided tours and a gift shop. This engraving measures 7 x 5 inches.

Randy Miller

Wood Engravings

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Shaker Village, Canterbury, New Hampshire

When you purchase Shaker Village 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.

  1. • Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH

  2. • Edition I

  3. • Actual image size, 7”x5”

  4. • $50

  1. • Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH

  2. • Edition I

  3. • Actual image size, 7”x5”

  4. • $50