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Print Of The Month     Monet's Gardeners Monet's Gardeners was inspired by my first visit to the wonderful recreation of Monet's garden at Giverny, France. French gardening can be very labour intensive with many plants being lifted at the end of the year. I had seen many images inspired by the garden itself but none celebrating the gardeners. It took another visit  and much planning before - four years later - I started to engrave the image. The engraving was very successful. It was voted critic's choice at the Cambridge Drawing Society exhibition and was used on the front cover of "Engraved Gardens" (ISBN 1 901648 27 3). However, the block had to be burnished by hand and there were many spoiled copies and - eventually - I stopped printing with another twenty five copies yet to be completed. Recently, I examined the block again and pulled a trial proof using "Red" our larger Albion handpress and a very smooth paper by Zerkall. I was encouraged by the results and, after careful preparation, I finished the edition. These twenty five copies, plus Artist's Proofs, will be on sale at £75.00 each, including postage worldwide. However, I am selling them (from my website only) and the special price of £60 until Christmas Day. You can buy this engraving HERE   Iorek & Iofur Fight Image size: 150 x 100mmm   Edition Size: 150     Price £60.00 This image was engraved to illustrate "A Outrance", a chapter from "Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman. It was published by Oak Tree Fine Press and some copies of the book, the proceeds of which raise money to support childred affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa,  are still available from their website. This engraving is available from my online store. Click Here.   Twenty Fingers And A Score This large engraving was made for Box 25. This is a boxed set of twenty Five engravings made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the relaunch of the Society Of Wood Engravers. Only twenty five are available for sale as individual prints and only ten are available here, Image Size: 127 x 127 mm    Price: GBP 100.00. Please contact me if you would like to buy one. Here is my original ink sketch: The following photographs show two stages in the engraving of this block: