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Posted by Jayne Knowles on 26 July 2005 at 09:35

Silver, paper, book cloth.

The story of my life and death

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 2 December 2004 at 15:16

This again was a response to Lisa D’Onofrio’s poem. I thought it would be interesting to construct this image in 3D form using several different layers, including model-making, mono print and linocut. The poem is a sharp, short and rather defeated piece, and so this was mimicked by the words winding down to find the ending of the poem at the heart of the piece. The story of my life and death shows the worm in a 3D box frame, reminiscent of Victorian taxidermy, or pinned down as the butterfly that never was.

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I've forgotten how to cook

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 2 December 2004 at 15:13

Tags: cook screen print

I responded to this poem in much the same way as Trolley Trilogy. The image is a screen print, which depicts the celebration of the art of cooking by strong colour held within a dynamic swirl.

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Trolley trilogy

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 2 December 2004 at 14:59

Tags: trilogy trolley

The humour within Lisa’s poem and the celebration of a rather humdrum, overlooked domestic object – the shopping trolley – immediately struck me. I found the strong graphic look of linocut combined with the lively celebratory colours using screen print evoked the mood of the piece. The heart of the image leaves behind the orderly, laborious trolleys to emerge as joyful, exuberant objects, reminiscent of tying balloons to their handles and being told it’s ok to be empty.

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Brekinupbrokendown

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 2 December 2004 at 14:38

Tags: broken

For Lisa's poem: brekin/up/broken/down

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Basketcase

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 2 December 2004 at 13:16

Tags: basket decipher open

It was clear between Lisa and myself that the main image should be in the form of a basket, suggesting the title of the piece and encompassing many more links with mental breakdown. I imagined it to be monochrome and to be semi-transparent, open and vessel-like. The poem itself is displayed so that it can be read, but deciphering is hindered by the weaving of the words, scrambled in places and blank in others.

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Celestial window

Posted by Annette Rolston on 28 October 2004 at 15:55

Tags: celestial window

See Tim Lenton's Distant Funeral.

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For M (who painted the bathroom floor blue)

Posted by Bronwen Edwards on 9 September 2004 at 13:13

Tags: bathroom blue

This poem reveals a celebratory mood, an indulgent exuberance that evoked a highly rhythmical and humorous print in the form of a collagraph. I enjoyed collaborating on this piece and depicting its surreal qualities.

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