Folk Tale Still Life and the black and white

and the black and white layering of ink

The patterns

A paper coaster evokes a lady's fan

packaging and palettes added

ancient Chinese calligraphy

Folk Tale Still Life and the black and whiteFolk Tale's title comes from the paint chip name of rich purple on the left of this composition. With miniatures, narratives from abstract clouds and garden friezes, an ancient portrait of William Shakespeare and part of a cardboard box with 'London' from my own move from England to Canada: my own 'Folk Tale'. This mixed media collage is a 3 dimensional work, built up from paint chips, vintage hand written letters, copies of textile fragments, scraps