The text is one of ten written descriptions, part prose, part list, of the views from the windows and doors of my house.
The mount was made by mixing a flour and water paste with watercolour paint and painting this onto the surface of blotting paper. The point of a paint brush was then dragged across the surface to create the lines.
I had initially taken several photos of the views from the doors and windows in my house, with the intention of turning them into paintings. However, the first two paintings turned out to be quite sweet depictions of a pleasant housing estate. This was a total contrast to the slight 'edge' that the photos presented. This caused an interesting dilemma, but one that I overcame by referring back to my love of text, thus writing a description of what I could see.
'Ten Views' 2012
A4
Blotting paper, paste, watercolour paint, ink, copier paper.
'Abbey Place to Zion Street' 2012
The completed handmade book.
The cover has a line drawing of a street map of Plymouth, using carbon paper and recyled cartridge paper and ink. It is bound with buckram cloth and an Acco fastener.
'Abbey Road to Zion Street' 2012
297 x 120 x 13mm
Paper, carbon paper, ink
