This abundance of fabric guaranteed a surplus of useable remnants. 21 years later and these classic offcuts from different series including Menu Boards, Chalk Boards, Aeroplane Jelly, Landscape and figurative works come out of storage to be given a new life as quintessential bags.
From Small Stories series
House Portraits, an exhibition from 2012, was an attempt to capture the light and shade of memories embodied by the well-loved items that come together to tell a family’s story.
Label: Thimble #2
Style: Crossbody bag
Material: Recycled paintings
Internal pocket
Fully lined in Calico
Strap length: 114cm
Bag size: 34x33cm
The beginning of 2000 was a shift in focus from easel painting and return to a process started in Art College; the assemblage of paintings through stitching. These signature works required a disproportionate amount of combinable canvas and calico, all decorated with distinctive marks and surface treatment of cunningly conforming patterns, colours and imagery. This abundance of fabric guaranteed a surplus of useable remnants. 21 years later and these classic offcuts from different series including Menu Boards, Chalk Boards, Aeroplane Jelly, Landscape and figurative works come out of storage to be given a new life as quintessential bags.
