Many moons ago I went to college for part of my first degree in upstate NY; at Thanksgiving a friend and I visited NYC. We climbed to the top of Lady Liberty and enjoyed fabulous views of the NY skyline from inside Liberty’s crown. This piece celebrates that time in my life, that trip and New Year NYC fireworks at the end of my studies. I created the original drawing of the Statue of Liberty using a vintage dip pen and acrylic ink, after carefully cutting it out I overlaid it onto a background of vibrant splattered watercolour ink, celebratory fireworks. If you look closely you’ll see that there are no straight lines in the drawing; it’s made up entirely of tiny inked circles of various sizes and thicknesses to produce a chain maille effect; a nod towards the bittersweet irony of people trying to live the American Dream and the wonderful bounty and liberties that it offers, contrasting with the incredible constraints of living in America; a land that is not always so free.
Statue of Liberty Fireworks Magnet
Product Code: ----
Artify your fridge, metal filing cabinets or magnetic notice boards with this slimline, flexible art magnet, reproduced from a miniaturisation of one of my dip pen and ink drawings, using a vintage ink pen and featuring the Statue of Liberty, USA. These magnets are super slim and very lightweight so whilst they won’t hold up tatty shopping lists and take away menus, they do make great miniature pieces of artwork for your fridge and, since they have an extremely low profile, they're not easily knocked off if someone brushes past the fridge/filing cabinet. Inspired from what I see in my garden, on my field work, travels and from life experiences, I work only from photographs that I have taken or sketches that I have made in the field.
Ideal for: Anyone who loves New York, Statue of Liberty, famous landmarks, sculpture, history, USA, travel, ink drawings, hidden meanings, collects fridge magnets, art.
Each flexible art magnet is printed in the UK by an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified printing company on board with a rubber-free magnetic MagneCote coating, which is biodegradable. Each magnet is directly digitally printed, thereby avoiding the more traditional use of printing plates or photo chemicals. Flexible magnets ordered on this website will be supplied ‘naked’ without each magnet being enclosed in an individual protective sleeve, but any magnets in an order will be packed in a recyclable (PP5) polypropylene protective outer as a ‘pack’ to avoid them getting marked or wet in transit in the typical British weather that we enjoy or marking any other products in your order. This packaging will be kept to a minimum. Flexible magnets are shipped in a board backed envelope or postal box as appropriate and are not gift packaged.
A7: 74x105mm (approximately 2.91x4.13”) & about 1mm (0.04”) thick
Buy 3 Slimline Art Magnets for £5
For every 3 Slimline Art Magnets you purchase, you receive a £1 discount. You can mix and match as many different magnets and styles as you like. Your discount will be applied on the Checkout page.