Graphite Study · Machined Metal
Graphite on paper · approx. 21 × 29 cm · 2023–2025
See it on a wall
A shifting spanner drawn at near actual size on the diagonal, the polished sheen built from sharp black-to-white transitions across each chamfered edge, an embossed stamp on the handle.
Why this work
A machined-metal study — straight milled edges and an embossed inscription, the workshop equivalent of a portrait. The full tonal range is spent on the jaws, where the steel is darkest.