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Formed recycled paper (from phone books, flour packets, envelope and other sources) gouache and acrylic glaze. 450mm x 450mm approx / Thanks to RB for putting this on the homepage…this little person really has become me though this one expresses the fun and silliness…. Mermaid Sleep is certainly the thoughtful contemplative Soxy. John Douglas / took his card of Mermaid Sleep for a walk in the park, and here it is There is also a cropped version
Location: / St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent, England Map: / Multimap Date and Time: / 16 August.2008, 6.22 a.m. Camera details: / ISO 200 : f/22 : 0.78 second : 18mm : Nikon D40 : Nikon 18-55mm lens Shot narrative: / Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, bought one of the 4 “White Cliffs” houses at St Margarets Bay from Noel Coward in 1951. Noel Coward complained that the Bay had become ’ a beach crowded with noisy hoi polloi’ (you can just hear him saying that). Ian Fleming’s vacation house in Jamaica was famously called “Goldeneye” and the title was taken to connect the two properties with a slight helping of the Golden tones in the shot. Just down the road from me at Canterbury is the Duck Inn, near Bridge. Fleming went to the pub often, and describes in You Only Live Twice how the young James Bond was tutored by his aunt in a cottage “hard by the attractive Duck Inn”. Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond’s codename derived from the number of the local bus: 007 which drove past the pub. Photographs from St. Margarets Bay, Kent
This image is at present for sale in the Phoenix Appeal with profits going to bushfire relief Handmade paper, acrylic varnish and gouache. 275×390mm When eyes dried it was painted with acrylic varnish and when that was dry the swimming soxy was painted on with gouache. Previously, with mermaid sleep fish sleep and soxy sleep I made a print of the background paper on which I scribbled designs before actually painting. This one just came to me as I was looking at it and I had to rush off and get the paintbrush and capture what was showing up to me….I hope I can always work this way on these from now on.
This is my favourite one to date. Handmade paper, acrylic varnish and gouache. 530×370mm approx. This special and suitable poem was written by Tracy Bagnall S’ssssss / / SHE / SAT / SILENTLY / SOMETIMES / SINGING / SOFTLY / SOMETIMES / SMILING / SHINING LIKE A / STAR / SOFTLY / SINGING / SOMETIMES / SMILING / SOMETIMES / SINGING / SOMETIMES / SHINING / SILENTLY / SHE / SAT
I tried…and failed again. Magic Teatowel, very handy, cleans up the kitchen and then whisks you away! Gouache on paper. Approx A4. original for sale. magic beachtowel / magic carpet / magic bathmat / magic knee-rug / magic doormat
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints /
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints / collage of recycled sheet music, maps and magazine cuttings A4 size original for sale
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints /
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints /
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints /
Now in the Sonate. Calendar / and available as cards and prints /
Now in the Sonate. Calendar and available as cards and prints /
An assortment of strange characters…all linked by Music. Real Old Fashioned collage done with scissors and glue. Individual images available as cards and prints . See all images at large size in this journal One for each month and an extra on the cover…I am happy to rearrange the images upon request. / and available as cards and prints /
This image was created in my shortbread tin camera / This was a 25 minute exposure and I tried to exclude the outside light coming through the glass door.
Just taken on the mobile phone…wish I had had my camera with me… This is the first work I have had featured in the rb featured art page
Featured on a card… in a toaster… in the buyers booth This toaster object is now the winner of the Biblio Art competition run in Port Fairy Australia by Blarney Books and Art / read more here Artwork Description The interior mechanism of a vintage toaster has had a short, fake electrical cord attached complete with plug. Tied to the end of the cord near the plug are two folded paper pieces (a paper plane and a game of chance) made from pages of the German Dictionary. The Dictionary itself has been split in two and each half bound with nylon filament to keep the pages and covers together (creating two discrete blocks or pieces of “toast”). These have been inserted in the toast slots. Also in one of the toast slots is a booklet made from five original pages torn from the Dictionary which have German words written on them in pen and ink. The cover of this booklet is made from a scan of the real cover. This booklet has been duplicated in the form of a miniature zine which hangs from the exterior of the toaster as a swing tag. The zine represents a puzzle game in which all information is present to translate the German pen and ink writing (with some effort from the observer). Artist’s Statement A foreign language may be remote and weird to us while being normal and everyday in its native setting. We can laugh about, and talk in, silly accents, use “pretend” foreign language or be tortured by strict procedures in old school teaching fashion. The toaster transcends cultural differences and lives in every kitchen, yet retains a sweet attraction…a toy toaster is an appealing thing and retro toasters become objects of desire. Of course, the search for the perfect toaster-of-long-life is never ending…. In combining the everyday retro kitchen object (albeit in an unusual presentation) with foreign language the stage is set for investigation by the curious and playful. Combining graphic techniques old and new (pen and ink writing and scans of a 3 dimensional book) the object arrangement is completed – the addition of the resulting puzzle zine as a swing tag adds to the consumable image of the everyday kitchen appliance and allows the observer to participate in a timely word finding game.
Soxy Fleming and her wonderful assistant Fleur are in town! I was lucky enough to have them visit me yesterday, so we played in my studio with lots of cloth, clothing and make up! An absolute delight to meet you both, thank you for visiting!!! Canon 5D, lensbaby composer f/2.8, 1/100”, ISO 800
Magdalena, the first of the Uncertain People . / Gouache on hand made paper. I have replaced this with a PS version that has extended the edge. now you get all the hair! / also as a shirt
to celebrate the new fancy uploader! Uncertain Person number two. About the Uncertain People / Gouache on handmade paper / once again difficult to photograph….once again I might have another go
Here she is in all her grumpy glory. / I really should employ a photographer for these…or at least try again! / About the Uncertain People / Gouache on handmade paper / I have been fortified by the response to these little uncertain people and I’m hoping a few more will appear.
I took this shot while I was waiting for my brother to return from a spot of fishing at Altona. The rocks are a black basalt and the white areas are coral. / Canon 40d 17-85mm lens at 25mm /
Straight from camera, no editing I made myself a Dolly. This is her first picture…I think there will be more. I’m looking forward to them – I hope she is too. Many thanks to the anonymous donor of the green things. Pentax K200D, Pentax 40mm lens
Pinhole photograph, 5 by 7 paper negative, coffee and washing soda developer. Exposure approximately 30 seconds with pinhole aperture .2mm (guessing here) taken in this camera
this is the full negative from this shot. The errors were too good to crop off really….don’t you just love happy accidents? / also big enough for massive SUPER LARGE POSTER!!!! though I think it would look pretty grainy….
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