No. 11 at the Paddock Signed and numbered edition
from maple block, 4 x 3 inches
Discerning collectors recognize that acquiring high-quality relief prints before the edition is closed has always been an exceptional value in the fine arts.
Dixon’s wood engravings are also available for exhibition at galleries, artisan centers, and gift shops.
Penn’s Store Signed and numbered edition
from maple block, 4 x 3 inches
Collector prints can be viewed
by appointment at Dixon Design
in downtown Danville.
Dixon authentically produces limited-edition prints from hand-engraved blocks, in cooperation with Larkspur Press, one of America’s finest independent letterpress publishers. Relying on his background in graphic communication, he continues to study with Wesley Bates, the Canadian master engraver and book artist.
Waiting For Joe Signed and numbered edition
from maple block, 4 x 3 inches
In contrast to traditional woodcut, a class of relief printing which dates to antiquity and makes use of the plank-side grain, wood engraving was the innovation of Thomas Bewick, who rotated the block in the late eighteenth century to exploit the harder end grain for greater strength and image detail. In addition, wood engravings on blocks milled to the same thickness as lead fonts can be printed simultaneously with composed type.
