
I was thinking along the lines of a 'house of the soul' or 'of dreams'. That idea appealed to me, in that, the figurative elements, so to speak, would only be suggested given the nature of embossed images. I had always liked the idea of making some artwork using this process and it struck me that given that it would be a 3d form then it would be easier to see the emboss. I thought that I might incorporate a botanical form alluding to the idea of growth and gardens I also liked the idea of the animal like spirits.
As with all of my house forms there would be no door in or out of this space as the idea is that it represents a place of rest or meditation and of privacy.
Maybe I would be a spider’s web, as a metaphor for one to spin a story or a dream and even a chair to rest one’s self on, as one contemplates…………………………..
I also tried some shapes cut from other materials e.g., linoleum and card but I preferred the polypropylene. These last two images of single house forms show the final house form showing each side. It reminded me of ice cream and of Aran jumpers!! The final shot shows all of the houses together which of course I send flat packed to the Four Oceans address in USA. I have not yet received my ten items by return but they should turn up sometime within the next couple of months and I will then load them up to my main website in their own portfolio with a link here from the blog.