The body of work for the group exhibition 'Child's Play' in May is underway and I'm working on something typographic with George Law and for the first time with illustrator Jonny Ford also based in Sheffield - we're working together on a large scale drawing/collage of a dolls house. The house will be intentionally beautiful with all the ideal elements present, invaded with more mature concerns for what can deteriorate and be lacking.I'm keen to look into a child's way of working and making art, and how this cannot succeed for an adult with a plethora of adult preoccupations, which mean a house must have a survey, an extension must be approved and a roof must be blocked to keep the squirrels out.
Will post some recent work soon but for now here's a fabulous 1948 advertisement from Woolworth's, for a doll's house "so exciting you'll want to play with it yourself". That is, until you have to get on with the ironing...
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