Lizard, baby gecko, scallop shells, a dolphin bone, goldfish, mussel shells, feathers, fig leaves, vine leaves and mermaid's purses.
Thursday 19 May 2016
The finished piece (Horror vacui #9)
Lizard, baby gecko, scallop shells, a dolphin bone, goldfish, mussel shells, feathers, fig leaves, vine leaves and mermaid's purses.
Work in progress, Horror vacui #9
Working from the center to the border including; one lizard, one baby gecko, large scallop shells, small scallop shells, mussel shells and mermaid's purses. All the specimens used in this work were found when beach combing in the Ria Formosa, or already dead in the garden of my studio (dead lizard and baby gecko) and one floating goldfish found in my Biorb aquarium which has since been converted to tropical fish !
Fiel amigo
Title. Fiel amigo.
Medium: Direct gyotaku of bacalhau (salted cod). Caligo safewash relief ink on Hosho paper.
Dimensions: 160 cm height X 94 cm width.
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