Glyn Davies Photo Gallery
"Gentle Light in a Tough Place" Chwareli Rhosydd
"Gentle Light in a Tough Place" Chwareli Rhosydd
SKU:GD003121-A5
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High in the Moelwyn mountains of Eryri, remain stark reminders of a tough, busy slate industry with a past of mixed fortunes. These are the Rhosydd quarries which started in the 1830s, at the head of the equally quarried Cwmorthin hanging valley, just outside the gigantic quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
This is a remote, open area, exposed to the full brunt of winter weather. Whilst to the hill walker it's fascinating, and beautiful in the surrounding hills, to have worked here in all weathers, handling slate in the wet and cold, must have been anything but the romantic vision it's easy to conjure.
Originally quarried, over time the men started mining underground and they created 170 underground chambers. In the modern day silence, accompanied only by the delicate songs of Skylark and an occasional guttural croak of a Crow, it’s really hard to imagine the noise of this huge industry and 100s of hard working men blasting into the mountain.
Print Info - An important read
Print Info - An important read
NB - COPYRIGHT WATERMARK DOES NOT APPEAR IN FINAL PRINT
ABOUT THE PRINTS:
Glyn's prints are all produced on soft-textured, archival cotton-rag paper, using archival pigment inks. The manufacturer's estimated lifespan for these prints is over 200 years when behind glass & viewed under artificial lighting.
Each print is signed & titled by the artist, and the editioned prints are obviously numbered as well. Glyn limit's his print editions to short quantities, so you are purchasing much rarer artworks than the mass-produced prints seen in furniture & home stores.
Editions range from 3 to 30 copies in the A2 & A1 size, and just 5 copies in the A0 size.
PRINT SIZES:
Prints and editions are available as follows
All prints have a border.
A5 Archival, signed prints are 6x4" on A5 sheets
A4 Archival, signed prints are 9"x 6" on A4 sheets
A3 Archival, signed prints are 15" x 10" on A3 or Super A3 sheets
A2 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 21" x 14", printed on A2 sheets
A1 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 28.5" x 19" printed on roll paper
A0 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 45" x 30" printed on roll paper
PACKAGING:
A4 prints are placed inside an archival protective sleeve and sent flat-packed.
A3 prints and larger will be placed within an archival protective polyester sleeve and then rolled, placed in one postal tube, which is then placed inside a second postal tube to try and ensure maximum safety during transit. Prints have been shipped to the EU, USA and Australia without any issues so far.
