201217 - Hand Engraved Brass Archive The first line of the

The first line of the pattern is cut freehand into the copper with a sharpened graver

• 5mm rebated edge (ready for shadow-box style framing)

JG: " I cut a small copper rectangle from a larger sheet using bench shears

The second line is then cut in direct response to the first––its path being determined by the tension between the present location of the gravers cutting edge and the path(s) that have previously been cut

The greater the integrity of the patterns historical record––the strength of its character or its culture––the greater the expectation that the present moment will emerge in honour of it

201217 - Hand Engraved Brass Archive The first line of the21 x 42 x 1. 6mm ~