A hand made book using reply paid envelopes, a map of Devon and stab binding.
The inside is a handwritten list of all the place names in Devon.
Continuing with my theme of repetitious tasks! Again, I feel that the capital letters in a natural handwritten size work well, especially in two columns on each page. There is also a steady spatial quality to the alphabetical order.
I had seen other artist's work using maps and envelopes, and after collecting the envelopes over a period of time, I decided on the theme of place names, (which the old map fitted into well).
The list of names intrigues me, particularly the localising of some of the words, such as coombe, meaning valley. It's also worth considering the sound and rhythm of the place names when read aloud in list form.
'Place names in Devon' 2014
Prepaid envelopes, map, tapestry wool, ink
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