Penn’s Store Signed and numbered edition
from maple block, 4 x 3 inches
Collector prints are currently available at Damselfly Gallery in Midway, and at Arts-on-Main gift shop, Community Arts Center, 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.
In contrast to a woodcut, which makes use of the plank-side grain, wood engraving exploits the harder end grain for greater strength and image detail. In addition, wood engravings can be printed simultaneously with composed lead type.
