The 'Merchant Of Venice Shakespeare Quote' Signed Art Print
The Garage Press
£125.00
Delivery included
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- Order placed
- 8th May
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- Dispatched
- 15th May
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- Standard delivery
- 17th - 20th May
Credentials
Description
Limited edition frameable Shakespeare quote - handmade by me on a vintage press at Two Cents Press in the Tuscan hills.
Need to know
Dimensions - 225 mm x 390 mm
So...I went to Tuscany on an artist residency at Franco's amazing Two Cents Press in Serrazanno. I discovered that had a huge poster press and some amazing vintage woodtype so I made some bold work and loved every minute of it. This beautiful quote from Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice seemed an appropriate phrase to set in vintage metal type and I then made a photopolymer block of the compass. Putting them all together in two colours on one print was a logistical challenge but one I really enjoyed.
So this is hand printed on thick Italian art paper using Rubine Red and Printer's Black ink - I have only made ten of these beauties and they will be signed and numbered and sent to you in a stout cardboard tube.
I literally can only make more in this series by going to Tuscany next year! If you want to suggest a quote for the 2024 edition do let me know!
Delivery
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Standard delivery: included
Receive it by 17th - 20th May
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The Garage Press
south London
My name is Simon Trewin, Founder and Chief Inkoholic. My prints, books and cards always start out with me scratching my head and thinking, “I wonder what would happen if I...." and then I am away!
Experimentation is at the heart of my practice - I love playing around with inks, vintage papers, wooden illustration blocks and historic metal type to a clanking soundtrack of my wonderful family of hand+foot operated presses. I also love classic typefaces, bold colours and an ever-present sense of how good prints can make a real instant impact. As you will see - I can rarely resist sprinkling a sense of humour in to the mix too!
Running through everything I do is my passion to help keep heritage crafts alive and to enjoy that sense of a historical connection to the printers, presses and ephemera that have come before me. I also truly believe in the benefits of slowing down, switching off and zoning into the deep focus that this process of discovery inspires in me.
In a world where everything is too fast, I enjoy nothing more than closing my studio door and diving into the rich and ever-rewarding world of letterpress printmaking.
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