It’s only natural for someone who loves horses to want to enhance their environment with horse decor of these magnificent creatures in the comfort of their homes. And artists have long fed that desire for first-class equine art in paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
Advances in technology, though, broadens the horse lover’s possibilities for adding horses to their decor in uncommon and charming ways. Fine horse handcrafts by artists such as Mary Singer, Derk Hansen, Randy McGovern, Rock Bakken, and David Boudin is being etched in wall mirrors, glass top coffee tables and end tables, and in etched wall mounted coat racks, featuring horse art in decor pieces that quickly become a striking conversation piece in any horse-lover’s decor.
The know-how for this kind of etching was perfected in the early 1990s, making it possible to replicate any two-dimensional image as a high definition etching in mirrors or glass. By determining the most significant components of an artwork or photo and etching just those elements on the glass, the rest of the mirror or glass remains in its natural state. The result is a frosty etching on a sparkling mirror or on crystal clear glass. This technique provides far greater depth and shading for the etching than traditional etching techniques can accomplish.
Traditional etchings are crafted by sandblasting the sections to be etched. While this sandblasting technique can be counted on for creating flat, silhouette-type etchings with minimal shading, it cannot reproduce the nuances of an original artwork like high definition etching does. The natural qualities of mirrors make them a staple of decorating.
People commonly employ horse mirrors to add a sparkle to a room, multiplying the light and adding variety by the change in their reflections as you view them from different angles. And they add an illusion of added space, making a small room look larger. These prevailing characteristics combined with a frosty etched image of fine equine art create an accent that provides people with a real conversation piece in decorating.
The array of artworks, sizes, and frame styles lends these mirrors to use either as standalone accents or in groupings. An octagonal mirror flanked by two ovals or a vertical oval flanked by two horizontal rectangular mirrors make a beautiful focal point to a wall, especially if placed where they reflect lit fireplaces that set off the frosty etchings even more distinctly.
These equine etched mirrors also are commonly utilized in conjunction with other wall decor. A large mirror surrounded with wall sconces or by two smaller paintings creates an attractive grouping. And the etched glass tops on coffee tables and end tables transformtables usually used as a platform for decorative displays into accent pieces that are themselves works of art in prominent places in the room. High definition chemical etching prevails in a variety sizes and decor items.
Custom etching can embellish room dividers, cabinet doors, or other glass decor items to fit your personal decorating tastes. Because this etching technique can be used with any picture, you can have a photo of your treasured horse or any other meaningful moment reproduced as a one-of-a-kind etching. Whether you are looking to show off your love of horses to visitors in a simple and inexpensive way, or create a totally personal keepsake, high definition etching offers unlimited possibilities for enhancing your home decorating ideas.
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