Squares
When I am making the small squares, there is sometimes an underlying story, theme, and/or structure in the finished work ~ or it may be just whimsy!
I have drawers, boxes, crates and tins full of possible components. Things that I have found; bothered to pick up and slip into a pocket. Things that have caught my eye while working at furniture making and other commissioned projects.
By choosing, arranging, rearranging, then rearranging some more the thousands of possibilities into a tightly restricted 200 x 200 mm square of grey board ~ I am transforming, I hope,things that have no value into little shrines to their inherent wonder.
I then leave the arrangement to 'settle' on the work bench overnight. The next day, when it is fresh to me, I glue the pieces in place. But often I completely rearrange them or start from scratch.
When I look at them much later I can usually remember where I found most of the parts, and why I put them together ~ just so.
I do not title them, ass that would probably distract you, the viewer, from seeing them unencumbered by my context or clues.
Originally I left them as unframed grey squares ~ displayed on a couple of very long fine shelves in my workshop; where they gathered dust...
Later I framed 25 in small, glass fronted MDF box frames.
For a recent exhibition I have made birch plywood unglazed box frames for 40 (see images 10,11,12)
Read MoreI have drawers, boxes, crates and tins full of possible components. Things that I have found; bothered to pick up and slip into a pocket. Things that have caught my eye while working at furniture making and other commissioned projects.
By choosing, arranging, rearranging, then rearranging some more the thousands of possibilities into a tightly restricted 200 x 200 mm square of grey board ~ I am transforming, I hope,things that have no value into little shrines to their inherent wonder.
I then leave the arrangement to 'settle' on the work bench overnight. The next day, when it is fresh to me, I glue the pieces in place. But often I completely rearrange them or start from scratch.
When I look at them much later I can usually remember where I found most of the parts, and why I put them together ~ just so.
I do not title them, ass that would probably distract you, the viewer, from seeing them unencumbered by my context or clues.
Originally I left them as unframed grey squares ~ displayed on a couple of very long fine shelves in my workshop; where they gathered dust...
Later I framed 25 in small, glass fronted MDF box frames.
For a recent exhibition I have made birch plywood unglazed box frames for 40 (see images 10,11,12)
