New Years Eve

I've been meaning to post some images of recent work

 for awhile and already its the end of the year.  

I want to celebrate with pieces that reflect

 the rediscovery of my identity.

 

These images explore current preoccupations 

and loosely refer to memory and childhood

Pages from my Altered Books

Where and Which Way

The History of Toys

 

The Complete Book of Handicrafts

 

These collages produced in the altered books provide the starting point for the subsequent work, either as a whole or in fragments. As the work is processed through photocopying, printing and image transfer techniques so the fragments gain new identities

(For some reason the titles are refusing to play ball - not sure why)

Another Gem

 A new book arrived in the post today and I know this is going to be a cracker.  I saw it last week in "Special Collections" at MMU ( a new discovery - also likely to have a big impact on my work). 

  
"The Lakes to Tyneside" published in 1951 by Festival of Britain office - it is a wonderful collection of maps, photographs, natural history "its people and their work and characteristics".  It is part of a series  so I'm sure at 99p I shall but more.
I have connections with Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, the Lake District and Manchester and references to these places feature in my work