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        About wood engravings

        • Wood engraving is a technique that has been used for well over 200 years to create intricate images, mostly black and white, that can be used in letterpress printing.

          The blocks are usually made from boxwood, engraved on the end grain, using specialist steel engraving tools, and made type-high - that is the same height as cold metal type. This allows them to print at the same time as the type, and since the boxwood blocks are extremely strong, they can print many thousands of impressions before showing any wear and tear.

          Thomas Bewick and his studio over 200 years ago perfected the technique, creating jewel-like images for use in numerous high quality publications.

          Many graphic artists since then have sought to master the technique, perhaps the most famous in the 20th century was Eric Ravillious.

          Jonathan aims to follow in this tradition, exploring the marks and textures possible, and investigating the boundaries of illustrative possibilities.

        A Deux
        A Deux wood-engravings
        A Deux £55.00
        A Deux £55.00
        A for Airedale Terrier
        A for Airedale Terrier dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        A for Airedale Terrier £75.00
        A for Airedale Terrier £75.00
        A Pleasant Fertile Spot
        A Pleasant Fertile Spot wood-engravings
        A Pleasant Fertile Spot £55.00
        A Pleasant Fertile Spot £55.00
        B for Border Collie
        B for Border Collie dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        B for Border Collie £75.00
        B for Border Collie £75.00
        B for Boxwood
        B for Boxwood wood-engravings
        B for Boxwood £55.00
        B for Boxwood £55.00
        Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar
        Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar wood-engravings
        Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar £65.00
        Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar £65.00
        Big Bang
        Big Bang atomicatomic-wood-engravingswood-engravings
        Big Bang £75.00
        Big Bang £75.00
        Bouncing off the Wall
        Bouncing off the Wall wood-engravings
        Bouncing off the Wall £75.00
        Bouncing off the Wall £75.00
        C for Cat
        C for Cat wood-engravings
        C for Cat £55.00
        C for Cat £55.00
        Coming or Going?
        Coming or Going? wood-engravings
        Coming or Going? £70.00
        Coming or Going? £70.00
        Cycling Gold
        Cycling Gold sitting-down-sportswood-engravings
        Cycling Gold £65.00
        Cycling Gold £65.00
        D for Dog
        D for Dog wood-engravings
        D for Dog £55.00
        D for Dog £55.00
        Equestrian Gold
        Equestrian Gold sitting-down-sportswood-engravings
        Equestrian Gold £65.00
        Equestrian Gold £65.00
        Every Place I Go, I think of You
        Every Place I Go, I think of You wood-engravings
        Every Place I Go, I think of You £55.00
        Every Place I Go, I think of You £55.00
        Fishing
        Fishing wood-engravings
        Fishing £55.00
        Fishing £55.00
        Fox and Henderson’s
        Fox and Henderson’s wood-engravings
        Fox and Henderson’s £55.00
        Fox and Henderson’s £55.00
        G for Greyhound
        G for Greyhound dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        G for Greyhound £75.00
        G for Greyhound £75.00
        Home Thoughts from Abroad
        Home Thoughts from Abroad wood-engravings
        Home Thoughts from Abroad £55.00
        Home Thoughts from Abroad £55.00
        I Know It’s Here Somewhere
        I Know It’s Here Somewhere wood-engravings
        I Know It’s Here Somewhere £55.00
        I Know It’s Here Somewhere £55.00
        If Fishes Were Wishes
        If Fishes Were Wishes tide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        If Fishes Were Wishes £65.00
        If Fishes Were Wishes £65.00
        Is There Honey Still for Tea?
        Is There Honey Still for Tea? wood-engravings
        Is There Honey Still for Tea? £65.00
        Is There Honey Still for Tea? £65.00
        L for Labrador
        L for Labrador dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        L for Labrador £75.00
        L for Labrador £75.00
        Lobster Again
        Lobster Again tide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        Lobster Again £65.00
        Lobster Again £65.00
        Many Rivers to Cross
        Many Rivers to Cross wood-engravings
        Many Rivers to Cross £55.00
        Many Rivers to Cross £55.00
        Mermaid’s Song
        Mermaid’s Song frontpagemore-mythical-characterstide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        Mermaid’s Song £75.00
        Mermaid’s Song £75.00
        Nebula
        Nebula atomicatomic-wood-engravingswood-engravings
        Nebula £75.00
        Nebula £75.00
        Neptunes Horses
        Neptunes Horses more-mythical-characterstide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        Neptunes Horses £55.00
        Neptunes Horses £55.00
        Nine Interesting Seaside Things
        Nine Interesting Seaside Things tide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        Nine Interesting Seaside Things £65.00
        Nine Interesting Seaside Things £65.00
        Nine Interesting Things
        Nine Interesting Things wood-engravings
        Nine Interesting Things £65.00
        Nine Interesting Things £65.00
        Pegasus
        Pegasus more-mythical-characterswood-engravings
        Pegasus £65.00
        Pegasus £65.00
        Persephone Plucked the Fruit
        Persephone Plucked the Fruit myths-legendswood-engravings
        Persephone Plucked the Fruit £70.00
        Persephone Plucked the Fruit £70.00
        Prix Fixé
        Prix Fixé wood-engravings
        Prix Fixé £55.00
        Prix Fixé £55.00
        Quantum
        Quantum atomicatomic-wood-engravingswood-engravings
        Quantum £75.00
        Quantum £75.00
        Riders in the Night
        Riders in the Night wood-engravings
        Riders in the Night £55.00
        Riders in the Night £55.00
        Rowing Gold
        Rowing Gold sitting-down-sportswood-engravings
        Rowing Gold £65.00
        Rowing Gold £65.00
        S for Staffordshire Bull Terrier
        S for Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        S for Staffordshire Bull Terrier £75.00
        S for Staffordshire Bull Terrier £75.00
        Sailing Gold
        Sailing Gold sitting-down-sportswood-engravings
        Sailing Gold £65.00
        Sailing Gold £65.00
        Shreiks Like Mandrake
        Shreiks Like Mandrake myths-legendswood-engravings
        Shreiks Like Mandrake £70.00
        Shreiks Like Mandrake £70.00
        Sitting Down Sports Collection
        Sitting Down Sports Collection wood-engravings
        Sitting Down Sports Collection £275.00
        Sitting Down Sports Collection £275.00
        Speed
        Speed wood-engravings
        Speed £55.00
        Speed £55.00
        Summer Season
        Summer Season wood-engravings
        Summer Season £55.00
        Summer Season £55.00
        Sussex Dew Pond
        Sussex Dew Pond wood-engravings
        Sussex Dew Pond £60.00
        Sussex Dew Pond £60.00
        The Animal I Really Dig...
        The Animal I Really Dig... wood-engravings
        The Animal I Really Dig... £55.00
        The Animal I Really Dig... £55.00
        The Gardeners Arms
        The Gardeners Arms wood-engravings
        The Gardeners Arms £50.00
        The Gardeners Arms £50.00
        The King of Spain’s Daughter
        The King of Spain’s Daughter wood-engravings
        The King of Spain’s Daughter £55.00
        The King of Spain’s Daughter £55.00
        The Stuff That Dreams are Made On
        The Stuff That Dreams are Made On frontpagemore-mythical-characterstide-songtide-song-wood-engravingwood-engravings
        The Stuff That Dreams are Made On £75.00
        The Stuff That Dreams are Made On £75.00
        There Sleeps Titania
        There Sleeps Titania myths-legendswood-engravings
        There Sleeps Titania £70.00
        There Sleeps Titania £70.00
        W for Wire-Haired Fox Terrier
        W for Wire-Haired Fox Terrier dog-alpahebtwood-engravings
        W for Wire-Haired Fox Terrier £75.00
        W for Wire-Haired Fox Terrier £75.00
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        We are a small studio in West London, set up by artist-designers Jonathan Mercer and Kate Fishenden.

        Our focus is on hand-made design, using craft skills to create design, artwork and objects that add positively to the pattern of life, balancing home and work and creating a feeling of well-being.

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