Transparency of a dream - IVUnique work from the 'Transparency of a dream' series 2013 2016 Plate IV, dated 2014 Artists Proof No. I direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate. Reverse painted in enamel, mounted inside 2 sheets of museum glass. Backlit with archival light panel & remote control dimmer. Framed in deep black cotton velvet & American walnut. Finished size 52. 3w x 44. 7h x 5d cms view the series here. Provenance: exhibition 'Death of the

The images seen here are just a selection from the 100 prints

Hand-stitched on natural undyed linen and filled with a generous amount of intensely fragrant

plate 0240

This is done in a traditional & circular way with no carbon footprint or chemicals used in the process

Artist signature & date recto in black ink

Ecologically printed with abstract floral motifs made with poppy flower petals

washer and threaded bolt for installation

This is then overpainted in oil and finished in a craquelure varnish

Dated 1986

the sand casting process is the same that I developed for the 'Makers Place' single use plastic & aluminium recycling studio that I designed & built from the ground up for Soneva in Noonu Atoll

Street view of Tokyo taxis

soft with a lustrous sheen