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Josef Albers, Transformation C (1950)

Complicated geometric design, white lines on a black surface, that creates two heavier "X" shapes on either side of the picture. The "X" shapes look 3 dimensional, like they're coming out at the viewer. Also like they're aggressively facing off against each other.

"Maui Taming the Sun"
E. Mervyn Taylor, circa 1952 wood engraving on paper

Collection of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery. Purchased, 1955.

#Māori #engraving #print #legend #photography

A black-and-white woodcut print by E. Mervyn Taylor titled "Maui Taming the Sun."

In a bold, graphic style, the demigod Maui and several companions are shown using ropes to capture a large, stylized sun depicted as a traditional Māori carved head (manaia) radiating intense white beams of light. Maui stands in the foreground, muscles tensed, wielding a jawbone club as he and the others pull against the sun's power. The composition is dynamic, filled with sharp contrasts and rhythmic lines that convey a sense of great struggle and energy.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/115902013816576370

What the heck happened here?
Maybe they were standing in front of the window toasting their success and the cocktail was poisoned. They fell back in that comic way where the legs fly up when the back hits the floor and somehow their well-shod feet got stuck on the sill.
#engraving #illustration #humor #belleepoque

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-MagazineOfArt-Vol6/pages/221-don-quixote-in-his-study/

Don Quixote in his study, from an article about the artist, Gustave Doré, in Vol 3 of Cassels Magazine of Art (1883).

It’s become a classic fantasy trope, mythical creatures appearing when someone reads a book, but here is is in the 19th century.

#GustaveDore #Doré #fobo #vintageArt #GIMP #GIMP3 #vintageEngraving #engraving #fantasy #dragon #DonQuixote

Don Quixote sits in his wing chair in his study, reading a book; a swathe of fantasy creatures peer at him. He waves his sword at them.

Black and white engraving by Gustave Doré (1822-1883).

Portrait of Manuel Chrysoloras by Theodor Galle.

Early 1600, engraving, Belgium/Flemish.

#engraving #flemish #belgium #1600 #illustration #art #Galle #TheodoreGalle #portrait #Chrysoloras #ManuelChrisoloras #publicdomain

#Repost @moto_clay
The gold and blue engravings will leave you breathless @nuestra_viclas what a beauty and the air brush lenses a masterpiece what show piece right here!

#harley #engraving #harleydavidsonmotorcycles #motorcycle #harleylife #2wheels #harleylife #moto #vicla #softail #harleyrider #bikelife #rideordie #motorcyclelife #harleydavidsondaily #goodvibes #harleylovers #motorcyclesofinstagram #purposedrivenlife

The optics in the eye used to work differently back in the day. Somewhere between F, G and K something wild happens. Or the engraver got it wrong. Nederlandsch Magazijn ter Verspreiding van Algemeene en Nuttige Kundigheden, 1835. Bookmarket, November 2025. #optics #engraving #vision #eye #books #bookmarket #illustration

Wordengraving of a cross section of the human eye. Dotted lines attempt to recreate the projection of an arrow, through the lens, to the retina. The geometry is not correct. 1835.

Today we had another good Holiday activity: Colouring lasercutted houses!
#lasercutter #lasercutting #coloring #colouring #engraving #makerspace #fablab

Six people sitting at a table using markers to colour their lasercutted houses.

Two people looking at a computer screen.

Alternative Christmas tree, made from four sticks with a led strip surrounding it.

Coloured lasercutted house with markers on a table.

World history should be carved onto stone tablets instead of being printed onto paper or stored in electronic media.
#knowledge #history #knowledgepreservation #stonetablets #engraving #durability #worldhistory #timecapsule

St. Sebastian at the column, Albrecht Dürer, 1500.

Quite lovely engraving I got to see today. I was allowed to get a close image of the lower left corner. The whole piece is about four inches tall, so this is some ridiculously detailed and fine #engraving work.

Man with a drape across his pelvis standing before awood post, three arrows piercing forehead, chest, and right arm. Facing quarter left. Background is a generic headland and coast

Close up of lower left corner depicting three dressed stone blocks in over grown grass

Le Puy - dessin de DOUSAULT, gravure sur acier de QUETRi et FAUDIER, extraite de La France pittoresque 1835
In Élie Pandraud : Le Puy et ses environs vus par d'anciens artistes. 1975

#Auvergne #hauteloire #lepuyenvelay #patrimoine #heritage #gravure #engraving #histoire #history #architecture #city #ville #paysage #landscape

Amazing Holiday Engraving Event
at Macy's Cherry Hill with
Coty Perfumes
12/13/25
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#Engraving #handengraving #highspeedengraving #bottleengraving #glassengraving #calligraphyengraving #nibtique #inkmethisengraver #perfume #personalize #ShopHandMade #moonsirens

David Loggan spent 12 years sketching & engraving the town & colleges of Cambridge before publishing his book of plates in 1690 as 'Cantabrigia Illustrata'. Background: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/2025/10/david-loggans-views-of-cambridge/
Digitised book: https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_cantabrigia-illustrata_loggan-david_1690/page/n17/mode/thumb

#DavidLoggan #Cambridge #engraving #MuseumOfCambridge #InternetArchive #CambridgeUniversity #17thCentury

Loggan's views of Cambridge from the east, above, and the west, below. From the east, the foreground comprises ploughed fields, a flock of sheep, and huntsmen on foot and on horseback. From the west, across the river, the harvest is under way. Landmarks like the castle, colleges and churches are numbered and named. King's College Chapel stands out, as it does today.

Engraving Everything!
At Neiman Marcus KOP
12/12/25
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#Engraving #handengraving #highspeedengraving #bottleengraving #glassengraving #calligraphyengraving #nibtique #inkmethisengraver #perfume #personalize #ShopHandMade #moonsirens

@jaythvv @Gargron oof, I quailed when I saw the $30 shipping rate too. But it reminds me to dig out the pin I mocked up and cut out of scrap wood on the Glowforge last year...

#engraving #lasercutting #merchtodon