Ron’s Folly - Limited Edition Print
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"Ron's Folly" - Limited Edition Print on canvas by Misa Gelin
Limited to 30 per size and is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
Fine Art Canvas (450gsm) - A durable cotton/polyester blend with a robust stretchable texture and outstanding colour performance.
This print is sold unframed. You can optionally add framing - https://greenhouseinteriors.com.au/products/custom-framing
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In the heart of Chewton, where the gold once lured dreamers to the hills, there lingers a secret the earth has kept close—a hidden garden the wind still whispers about. They call it Ron’s Folly.
Ron Archer came chasing fortune in 1853, a quiet man with hands made for both digging and gentleness. While others tore at the red earth for glittering promise, he listened to the land—the sigh of the gums, the murmur of Forest Creek—and felt it longed for something softer than the fever of gold.
So he planted.
From the coast he carried cuttings wrapped in damp cloth—proteas with their ancient beauty, and waratahs that burned crimson like hearts set alight. In that harsh soil, he coaxed tenderness. He watered them with creek water and hope, shading them with bark shelters through fierce summers, whispering words of faith when frost kissed their leaves.
The miners laughed—Ron’s folly, they called it—his foolish dream of colour in a place made for dust. Yet when spring came, the hillside shimmered. Petals opened like flames, and the air filled with the hum of bees and the scent of new life.
Years slipped by, and the rush moved on. The diggings fell silent, but the garden endured—a secret bloom in the ruins of ambition. Some say Ron still walks there at dusk, a shadow among the proteas, his heart finally rich with the gold that never fades.
And if you wander the old tracks near Chewton after rain, you might find it still—the blush of a waratah among the grey-green scrub, a whisper of colour from a man who once believed beauty was the truest treasure of all.
Print Method
Giclée Fine Art Print
A giclée fine art print is a high-quality reproduction of an original artwork, created using professional inkjet printers that spray (“giclée” comes from the French word gicler, meaning “to spray or squirt”) extremely fine droplets of pigment-based ink onto archival paper or canvas.
What sets giclée prints apart from regular prints?
- Archival quality – Made with pigment-based inks and acid-free papers/canvases, so they last decades without fading (often 75+ years).
- High resolution – Prints capture incredible detail and color accuracy, often at 1200 DPI or higher.
- Wide colour gamut – Pigment inks reproduce subtle tones, textures, and gradients close to the original artwork.
- Premium feel – Usually printed on textured fine art papers or cotton rag, giving them a museum-quality finish.
Giclée fine art prints are often used by galleries, museums, and artists who want to sell limited edition reproductions that stay true to the original painting, illustration, or photograph.
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