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Winged
This pop up book uses Matisse’s creation of birds using triangles as inspiration. The end papers use mono prints using the shapes of the birds. The cover is made from two interlocking pieces of book cloth again using the shapes of the birds.
Winged – cover
Bookcloth cut to the outline of the pop-up within
Winged – end-papers
Prints using the template for the pop-up birds within
Dia de los Muertos
A mixed media piece illustrating the traditions associated with the Mexican festival of Day of the Dead. Monarch butterflies, said to have arrived in Mexico on November 1st and carry the souls of the dead to Mitclan – the final resting place; water, food, wind and light to guide the souls on the arduous journey to Mitclan; Cempasuchil(marigolds) – flowers of the day and the elaborate costumes which hark back to Posada’s satirical work ‘ La Calavera Catrina’ .
Dia de los Muertos – reverse
Monarch butterflies, offerings, skulls and the parade – traditional features of the celebration
Beach and Waves
A cascade pull-out book
The Land
This book uses Claire van Vliet’s Beauty in Use structure. The pages use a variety of printing methods and the words are from Aboriginal poet Bill Neidjie
The Land
This book uses Claire van Vliet’s Beauty in Use structure. The pages use a variety of printing methods and the words are from Aboriginal poet Bill Neidjie
The Land
This book uses Claire van Vliet’s Beauty in Use structure. The pages use a variety of printing methods and the words are from Aboriginal poet Bill Neidjie
Gathering Leaves
A drum leaf book, with plages created using fresh leaves and a gelli plate.
Magellan
Using pages from an old atlas to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to circumnavigate the globe. It includes 4 map folds each with a Magellan quote- ‘The church says the earth is flat but I have seen its shadow on the moon and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church’ , ‘ Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart’ , ‘ The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore….. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible… It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavours…to meet with the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown. …. let us find our islands, to die far from home, far from anywhere familiar. Let us risk the wildest places, least we go down in comfort and despite.
Magellan – book and cover
Using pages from an old atlas to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to circumnavigate the globe. It includes 4 map folds each with a Magellan quote- ‘The church says the earth is flat but I have seen its shadow on the moon and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church’ , ‘ Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart’ , ‘ The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore….. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible… It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavours…to meet with the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown. …. let us find our islands, to die far from home, far from anywhere familiar. Let us risk the wildest places, least we go down in comfort and despite.
Magellan – book
Using pages from an old atlas to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to circumnavigate the globe. It includes 4 map folds each with a Magellan quote- ‘The church says the earth is flat but I have seen its shadow on the moon and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church’ , ‘ Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart’ , ‘ The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore….. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible… It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavours…to meet with the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown. …. let us find our islands, to die far from home, far from anywhere familiar. Let us risk the wildest places, least we go down in comfort and despite.
Theatre Box – Ghost Dancers
A theatre created in a cigar box. This one represents the dance from Ballet Rambert about political repression in South America.
Theatre Box – Waiting for Godot
A theatre in a cigar box, based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’