Artwork Description:
Please note that this etching is shipped and sold to the buyer without a frame or mat. This keeps the price reasonable and also allows the collector a wide range of choice in framing selection. For shipment, a sturdy cardboard box is employed. The etching is first wrapped in two layers of acid free glassine and then placed between two archival boards. This is next placed into the shipping box and securely packed with bubble wrap. The price does NOT shipment costs to the collector. Two zinc plates were used and etched in several acid baths. Each zinc plate measures seven inches high by five inches wide. The overall image is seven-inches high by ten inches wide. Media include a blend of four colored, oil based etching inks and Stonehenge fawn colored paper. The work was inspired by a photograph take by the artist in 1987, near Goreme, Turkey. Local folklore claims that fairies inhabit these ancient rock formations. Print measures 15 inches wide by 11 inches high, or 38.100cm x 27.940cm.