Sometimes it isn't easy!
Gold, Platinum, Brass and Aluminium are the easiest metals to work on. I'm currently trying to engrave into some tablets for the...
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Graham Short
- Jul 31, 2019
- 1 min
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Well, this is topical! So much media recently regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, thought I'd show this today, Neil...
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Graham Short
- May 21, 2019
- 1 min
The Lords Prayer power of sketching by Graham Short
When I started attempting to engrave all 278 letters of the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin, I wasted a lot of time. Many times I...
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Graham Short
- May 21, 2019
- 1 min
"Agent of Change'". This year's John Ruskin Prize by Graham Short
I don't enter competitions, but I was drawn to the theme for this year's John Ruskin Prize. This year, artists are being challenged to...
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Graham Short
- May 13, 2019
- 1 min
The first football league 1888 by Graham Short
Thought I'd show you this. I always produce an oversized drawing first, and keep it in front of me while working. I'm engraving this on...
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Graham Short
- May 5, 2019
- 2 min
The Beginnings of Graham Short
At the age of 15 I left school without any qualifications, totally unprepared for working life. I walked through the school gates on the...
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Graham Short
- May 5, 2019
- 1 min
Islamic calligraphy
I've been studying Islamic calligraphy for a while now. These intricate designs are generally not fully appreciated. They have adorned...
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Graham Short
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
Otche Nash - The Lord's Prayer in Russian
It has always been a tradition amongst engravers to try to engrave The Lord's Prayer as small as possible. After I finished engraving...
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Graham Short
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
Lord's Prayer on a gold pin - French style
I've been studying engraving techniques used by the talented French copper-plate engravers of the early 1800s. These engravers used to...
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Graham Short
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
Churchill's "We shall fight them on the beaches" speech
This was a relief to get finished! Started at the end of February, I needed to get this done by June 6th, the 75th Anniversary of the...
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