BOOKS, CARDS & POSTERS
Language is constantly evolving, shedding and acquiring new words. This is only to be expected. However, when it comes to nature, we increasingly make do with an impoverished language. Nuances are disappearing, partly due to a changing society, one which is increasingly urbanised and driven by technology, isolating us from the natural world around us.
In response, I am studying old (often obsolete) Devon words relating to nature, Devon being a deeply rural county with a rich dialect. My belief is that we should celebrate language in all its many forms, and hold on to it, to better understand and to reconnect with our world.
Left: HAIKU BOOKS: The inside of one of my West Country Plants - Haiku books. They are a series of 3 handmade books, each containing 6 pages of images (litho transfer prints) overlaid with 6 pages of my own haikus, screen-printed on translucent paper, thus showing the image beneath. The other two titles are: West Country Insects - Haikus and West Country Creatures - Haikus.
INSULT CARDS AND CONCERTINA BOOK
Whilst researching "nature" words in West Country glossaries, I came across an inordinate number of insult words. Their humorous descriptiveness set me on the trail of collecting these insults, resulting in a card collection and a concertina book.
I have created a limited edition of West Country Insult Cards. They come in a pack of eight, each card is screen-printed individually with a covering card and sleeve. The concertina book is also available as a limited edition and again each book is made by hand (screen printed).
In response, I am studying old (often obsolete) Devon words relating to nature, Devon being a deeply rural county with a rich dialect. My belief is that we should celebrate language in all its many forms, and hold on to it, to better understand and to reconnect with our world.
Left: HAIKU BOOKS: The inside of one of my West Country Plants - Haiku books. They are a series of 3 handmade books, each containing 6 pages of images (litho transfer prints) overlaid with 6 pages of my own haikus, screen-printed on translucent paper, thus showing the image beneath. The other two titles are: West Country Insects - Haikus and West Country Creatures - Haikus.
INSULT CARDS AND CONCERTINA BOOK
Whilst researching "nature" words in West Country glossaries, I came across an inordinate number of insult words. Their humorous descriptiveness set me on the trail of collecting these insults, resulting in a card collection and a concertina book.
I have created a limited edition of West Country Insult Cards. They come in a pack of eight, each card is screen-printed individually with a covering card and sleeve. The concertina book is also available as a limited edition and again each book is made by hand (screen printed).