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Thursday, January 19, 2017

mum's the word











































The old floppy disc looks so long ago and I thought would make a great cover for a book that includes bits of very old brittle paper I have embedded in wax to protect them. "Mum's the word" is an old phrase for keeping quiet or secret information which suits my drawings and marks perfectly.






















I am still using the same very restricted colour range as earlier drawings to link them to a series of little works. This is the first book for 2017 -the aim is to make one a month.




















In case you have forgotten ever seeing the floppy discs, they are 13cms square so that will give you an idea of how small these little secret messages are.

2 comments:

Helen M said...

Another great little book, the blue and red palette seems to be working really well for you. Love the use of the floppy disk - you're a master at recycling interesting things Jack.

Jacobus (Jack) Oudyn said...

Thanks Helen,I do like recycling things, sometimes even old drawings and prints.