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Encyclopaedia Ball, 2018-
Pages from Encyclopaeda Britannica, glue. Work in progress - photographed at the end of vol. 2 of set of encyclopaedias (B for ballistics). Plan is to turn an entire set of encyclopaedias into a solid ball of papier mache. It will probably take me the rest of my life, assuming I ever finish it. It was approximately basketball sized when photographed.
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Bible Ball, 2018
Solid ball made from pages from New English Bible, glue and varnish. 13.5cm diameter.
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Map Jacket, 2016-
Jacket made entirely from maps. Work in progress. The jacket keeps having more pockets and other bits added to it. Each time I go out for a walk, I bring back found objects which live in the pockets or on the jacket, either unaltered or made into something else. This is an evolving artwork. I originally intended to be able to wear the jacket, but the paper isn't stretchy enough to allow me to get it on without it ripping.
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Fat Betty Cross (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Wax candle made from tealights found at Young Ralph Cross, North York Moors, with earth from Howl Moor, North York Moors. Lives in a small pouch made from a hat I found on Wheeldale Moor in one of the pockets of Map Jacket. The cross is modelled after Fat Betty Cross, one of the ancient stone crosses on the North York Moors. Materials found on a walk along part of the route of the Lyke Wake Walk, July 2019.
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Ana Cross Jaw and Young Ralph Cross (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Two objects made from materials found on walks on the North York Moors, July 2019. The sheep jaw bone was found near Ana Cross, one of the ancient moorland crosses. The other cross is modelled after Young Ralph Cross, but was made from a piece of rusted steel found on the road near Goathland. Both objects live in the pockets of Map Jacket.
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Book of Spurn (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Book made from materials found on a trip to Spurn Point, Yorkshire, Aug. 2019. Materials include aluminium, plywood, plastic, seaweed, rubber from a glove, copper wire. Approx. 12 x 8 x 4 cm. Now lives in a pocket of Map Jacket.
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Book of Spurn (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Book made from materials found on a trip to Spurn Point, Yorkshire, Aug. 2019. Materials include aluminium, plywood, plastic, seaweed, rubber from a glove, copper wire. Approx. 12 x 8 x 4 cm. Now lives in a pocket of Map Jacket.
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Book of Spurn (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Book made from materials found on a trip to Spurn Point, Yorkshire, Aug. 2019. Materials include aluminium, plywood, plastic, seaweed, rubber from a glove, copper wire. The plywood in this shot is from decayed painted panel which originally depicted the sea and various creatures to make Spurn more jolly. Approx. 12 x 8 x 4 cm. Now lives in a pocket of Map Jacket.
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Väinämöinen's Boat (from Map Jacket project), 2019
Boat made from plastic found on two walks in Northumbria, Sept. 2019. Now lives in a pocket of Map Jacket.
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Ten bones, 2019
Sheep bones, found plastic object, wire. (Objects found on North York Moors). Approx. 14 x 12 x 15 cm.
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Blue House, 2012
Card, paper, wood and acrylic paint.
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Walking barn, 2012
Reclaimed book cloth, wood and acrylic paint.
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Weasel, circa 2012
Printer's reglet painted with oil paint.
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Lean, 2012
Wood and house paint, 150 x 32 x 22 cm.
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Chimney, 2012
Wood and acrylic paint, 150 x 31 x 31 cm.
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Leviathan, 2013
Copy of Hobbes' Leviathan with watch springs, 17 x 11 x 18 cm.
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Carpet Tower, 2018
Carpet, steel, plywood, 210 x 18 x 24 cm.

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