Displays of Upwelling

At the end of this month I will be hanging many pieces of 'recycled' art at The Minories Gallery in Colchester. I will be showing a mixture of fused plastic and re-purposed books for the exhibition. 

If you are on my mailing list you will know that I have been fairly busy this spring/summer but I have been working regulalry with fused plastic and book pages, exploring ideas (around the sea) to incorporate. Below is the latest book page. 

Displays of Upwelling

The exhibit is an open call but my work will be upstairs in its own 'solo' space.  If you are interested in submitting work you can download the application here: 

https://www.michelewebber.com/uploads/media/OPEN_EXHIBITION_application_form.pdf

Homer and the Deconstructed Book

Rocky Shore Aldeburgh, fused plastic on paper with stitching,  25x20 cm

 I looked at a delicate sketch by Winslow Homer for Rocky Shore Aldeburgh. I am exploring the potential of holes and the way the colour bleeds through and the mark making potential.  I love the purple in the centre. 

While walking Lyra I wondered whether I could make a fused plastic book by deconstructing a book, preparing it as pages (so I could sew on them), adding to them and using fused plastic to respond to words on the pages. Obviously that was possible, so got on with it. 

Racing Cutters, fused plastic and stitch on altered book page,  24x18cm

One thing I forgot about was that the two page spreads would not be facing pages, so will have to think that through differently and work on a few pages at the same time to get the desired effect.  This book, entiteld 'Looming Lights' will be put back together to make a new shorter book.  There will be 32 pages with 16 fused plastic collages total.  I will try some opened books (a book opened and glued that way with an image on the top page) for the Minories show in this way too.

A Handful of Pebbles, fused plastic and stitch on altered book page, 24x18