| I caught this hairy fella a-munching away, happily gorging himself on a good hearty Irish fairy tale - The Tale of Oisín's Mother. The cheek! Ink smudges all over one of my most treasured books too, a version illustrated by Rackham. After I repremanded him, we had a little chat... and he told me - with twinkling eyes and a happy smile - that letters from the Old Tales always taste the best. Tales with Truth, with some history... ones that had been told by firesides and into the ears of sleepy children. I couldn't feel too bad about it after that. Who can begrudge a love of the Old Tales, after all? (As long as he keeps his inky fingers off my books, that is!!). I had to ask him if it was necessary to upend a bottle of my ink over the book, though. Cheeky thing told me that he nearly lost his feet in excitement when he came across my workbench, he couldn't contain himself. Ink and Stories and Old Tales, oh! "Ink doos make eh noice snacking, ye'see, a bit'eh extra flavoor on th' Ol Tale letters, loike a bit'eh salt on egg-loike." _______________ My graphite drawing of the Egnome is 18x21 cms (or 7x8 inches, roughly), on Arches Hotpress WC paper. |
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Found in Faery
| 9cm wide x 8.5cm tall x 2.5cm thick. Springback, raised cords, 3 part closure. Heavy, hand-stained watercolour paper, 54ish pages, torn and gold edges. Pigskin leather cover, hand-dyed. Recessed bits in hand-painted sculpey, crystal (green aventurine and Paua shell cabochon), and wood. |
Mythic Forest
| On the edge of the wood, a place of many paths... many possibilities. 26.5 x 22 cms. Limited Palette. Watercolour. |
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| I am a Tasmanian Artist and Bookbinder, with a deep-seated love for all things weird and wonderful. The act of creation is a magical one, and something I fill my days with in its many forms.... a way of expressing myself, of externalising the way I see things in my mind. Stories are much more than just words, they are clues and signposts.... and painting the stories connects me to them. My other love is bookbinding. And although it's a somewhat "lost art", it is making a comeback... and I am incredibly thankful to be one of the people bringing the art back into the light. There is something very special about creating something into which someone will spill their thoughts, dreams, hopes and losses. That, for me, will never loose it's magic. There is one quote that I stumbled upon years ago and has stuck with me. It goes: "Artists create dreams for those who are awake" That, I feel, is my role as an artist. To remind you of the dreams you lost, to help you look closer at the smaller things, to help you recapture that sense of magic that faded as you "grew up". My only hope is that I have succeeded in that. |
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