Border: Axeman

Taken loosely from a newspaper photo. this surreal image with its pig-like hoods and 'trotters' reveals the darker side of human beings. ‘Borders’ is a series of 21 drawings in pencil on collaged and gessoed handmade paper. Each half of the paper is a different rough texture creating slight differences in the rendering of the subject matter and irregular edges to the pieces. The imagery is sourced from newspapers, libraries and a lifetime of artist’s sketchbooks. They relate to the ‘Margin’ and ‘Manuscript’ series.