Randy Asplund Art Prints & Store Page

The Store

This page contains both medieval scribal arts tools and prints of most of my published and unpublished works. If you see something you like but don't know if a print is available, please email me and ask. If you are looking for Trading Card Game, you may find them listed on the Trading Card Art Page.

Shipping cost is extra and varies by weight and packaging needs. Ask for a quote. I send USPS unless you ask otherwise. For Priority Mail standard packaging I only charge the cost of the postage.

I am selling prints made with the following processes:

* Off-Set Litho
*Archival Epson Prints (Dura Brite)
* ALPS MD 5000 (with metal foil)
* Epson 880 inkjet (limited supply, discontinued)
* Laser

All prints are on heavy, acid free papers. All art prints should be kept away from moisture and out of the sun's direct UV rays. The Off-Set Lithographs and ALPS MD 5000 prints are high quality archival prints that cost me more to make than the regular Laser Prints of many of the CCG illustrations.

ALPS prints are what I make many of my Illuminated Manuscript images of. This printer uses permanent, fade proof, waterproof inks, and it also lays gold and silver colored foils. Epson 880 is a high quality inkjet style printer with very small dots for high resolution. The inks are supposed to be much more permanent than typical inkjet prints.

Archival Epson prints are made with Epson's Dura Brite inks, which are expected to last up to 200 years. They are this good because they are pigment based rather than dye based. I am trying to convert my runs to these prints where possible.

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Click on the images below to see the enlargement page of each selection.


Illuminated Letter "A"	The Death Of Beowulf	Beatus Vir

The Artifact	Knights Of Thunder	The Storms Of May

Cuthbert's Revenge	A Race With The Angels	Sir Lancelot Meets Sir Tarquine

The Ocean's Daughter	The Glory Of The Grail	The Ride Of The Spectre King

Royal Gryphons	XPI Chi Rho Page	The Hen Who Laid The Golden Eggs

The Big One

OTHER PRODUCTS

Catalog listing follows images.
Please check for availability since I have to make some of these things by hand .

These are tools useful to the contempoary illuminator and other artists.

Reproduction late 14th-early 15th c. French Brush Tray for Tempera Painting
$45

This is a reproduction of the typical medieval artist's brush tray. This one is styled after the 1402 De Claris Mulieribus illustration from France. It holds a small amount of water, and this keeps the brush tip wet. This is great for tempera painting, but it is indispensable to the modern acrylic painter. Easy to use and easy to clean, it is one of the most important tools on my table. It allows me to keep several brushes going at once, and never a worry about getting the hairs bent.

Handmade by Randy Asplund, signed and numbered. 5.5" wide X 7.125" long X 2" high. Glazed Ceramic.

Brass Mortar and Pestle Set -Large
$48

This VERY solid brass mortar and pestle works like a dream to tear through rocks like malachite, azurite, hematite, orpiment, and lapis lazuli. It is great for crushing oak galls and other hard organic dye materials. A brass mortar is recommended in medieval treatises for breaking small stone bits for making paint, but since it is brass, it is also good for the black powder enthusiast. To keep material from flying out when you pound it, tie (or rubber band) a 12" diameter cloth around the top and cut a hole in the center big enough for the pestle handle. Then tie (rubber band) the cloth onto the handle. This creates a closed chamber and keeps dust down.
They weigh 4.35 pounds, are 5" high, 4.75" diameter, with an 8" pestle

Lead-Tin drawing stylus.
$6.50

This tool was hand made by Randy Asplund according to 14th century directions. It was cast in a soapstone mold, shaped, then hammered to the right hardness. Use it like a modern pencil. The lead in this form is not dangerous to be handled by the artist. Just don't eat it. It draws on paper without need of preparation. Parchment hair side may need light sanding to provide tooth. This is the tool used to sketch illuminated designs on the parchment before the drawings were inked. It was also used in some periods and places to rule text lines.

Tools Rare Pigments and Puzzle Catalog

15th c. French reproduction
Brush Tray for Tempera painting $45

Brass mortar & pestle sets $48

Lead/tin drawing styli $6.50

Gothic tablet styli $26.50

Celtic tablet styli $26.50

Stone burnishers (Ask for types) $28

1000 piece Puzzle of my painting
Sir Lancelot Meets Sir Tarquine $20

Gilder's pads (padded suede on
hardwwod base 5-3/4x5-3/4" $15

Awl for pricking and scribing $4.00

Arzica Lake Pigment on chalk 1/2 oz. $12

Arzica Lake Pigment on marble 0.4 oz. $12