Artwork description:

This is a difficult thing to describe - not the image, that speaks for itself as it is a depiction of a starry night sky with a crescent moon rising behind clouds - but what it's made of. The nearest thing I can find is scraperboard but that's not exactly what it is.

To explain, apart from painting I also include wood engraving in my art practice. I have recently discovered, in the wood engraving printmaking world, that it has become acceptable to use certain plastic materials to carve your design on, and then print from that. I'm more of a traditionalist and would prefer to use wood but occasionally it's interesting to try something new. Plus the plastic engraving sheets are much more affordable than the traditional wood. So I ordered some from my supplier and experimented. I was thrilled to discover how smoothly the engraving went on the plastic but the actual print was hugely disappointing. However I found I actually really really liked the engraved sheet as an artwork in itself and I feel this is something I would like to explore further. As I said above, the nearest art material in this form that I can think of is scraperboard, where a pale coloured base is coated with a black top coat, which is then carved away to expose the white underneath, so that's what I think I'm going to treat this as.

I apologise that this has been so wordy but 'scraperboard' is not currently a category on Artfinder which is why I've called it an engraving (which it technically is). I thought I'd frame it and put it in my Artfinder store to see if there's any interest! I hope you like it!!

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DELIVERY INFORMATION
In order to avoid trips to the Post Office, I shall be arranging for delivery to be via courier (not Evri) and shipping charges will reflect this. As prices will vary depending on the purchaser's location, if the actual shipping price is less than that charged, I will refund the difference. I am happy to arrange collection.

The high cost of shipping from the UK to the USA is, unfortunately, out of my hands and I won't cut corners by using the cheapest courier or not having insurance as that will just be tempting fate! Having said that, who knows how much longer I'll be shipping to the USA, once the Tangerine Mussolini's ludicrous tariffs are fully implemented? So if you're in the States and have half an eye on one of my artworks, it's probably wise to snap it up now while you still can. *Shakes head at the state of the world*

IMPORTANT - Rather sadly I've decided that, following Brexit, I can no longer sell my artwork to purchasers in the EU. The customs/VAT regulations are an absolute nightmare and I don't want to risk purchasers having to fork out a lot of unforeseen extra money when taking delivery, and even if I agree to pay Customs and VAT upfront before sending out, the red tape involved just looks horrendous.

I will still be selling to customers outside the EU as there's been no changes there so everything remains the same. My apologies, all I can say is that I voted to remain.

For international buyers please note that import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the price of this artwork or shipping costs. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.

Materials used:

Trotec plastic sheet

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