Neo-Botanicals
A selection of collages from an on-going series.
Taking inspiration from and re-purposing pages from books of botanical drawings I am making images of new variations of biological forms with recombinant DNA.
Playfully dystopian, the collages suggest a world where environmental degradation has spawned new flora incorporating textile and print ephemera as a type of genetic modification.
In the spirit of the scientific observation of botanical drawings, I invite you to view my investigations of my new strange flora and to contemplate our fascination with beauty found within the exotic in nature - as un-natural as "Nature" may become.
Hand cut commerical paper, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Hand cut commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
7.5 x 4.75 in / 19.05 x 12.07 cm
Commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commerical papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Vintage botanical print, hand cut found papers and glue on paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
2016
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
6 x 4 in / 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
12 x 9 in. / 30.5 x 23 cm
Handcut commerical paper, vintage botanical print, glue on watercolour paper
8.5 x 5.9 in. / 21.59 x 14.98 cm
Handcut commercial papers, vintage botanical print on watercolour paper
8.5 x 5.9 in./ 21.59 x 14.98 cm
Botanical #34, 2018