The iconic Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) sit on the banks of the Thames. The first royal palace, built here in the 11th Century, was destroyed by fire in 1512; after that it housed the Parliament of England. On 5th Nov 1605 Guy Fawkes and co planned to assassinate the king by blowing up parliament’s House of Lords. The attempt failed, the plotters executed, but we always remember, remember the 5th of November with bonfires. The original artwork from which I created this piece, was made from an intricate paper cut silhouette of the buildings, which I laid over a background of vibrant watercolour ink fireworks.
Big Ben & Houses of Parliament Fireworks Magnet
£2.50
plus shipping
Product Code: 0907-A7MG
Artify your fridge, metal filing cabinets or magnetic notice boards with this slimline, flexible art magnet, reproduced from a miniaturisation of one of my original mixed media pieces featuring a hand paper cut silhouette of London’s infamous Big Ben and Houses of Parliament laid over watercolour ink New Year “fireworks”. 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 London, architecture, historical buildings, famous landmarks, travel, all things British, UK, paper cut artwork, 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.