The National Library of Australia has just acquired my artist book, Tall Poppies (pictured below) in addition to numerous Moth Woman Press zines (see previous post). Tall Poppies is one of the Tall Tales series of vertical concertina books, the first of which were exhibited in an eponymous solo show at Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne, in 2013.
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| Tall Poppies, 15.5 x 16.5 cm (closed) |
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Tall Poppies (2013, one-of-a-kind artist book, ink and
acrylic
paint, cloth bound, 80 x 15 cm open).
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The books were originally accompanied by a suite of miniature paintings. Although finished works in their own right, several of these (including the painting, Tall Poppies) served as working images for the artist books.
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Tall Poppies, 2013,
acrylic on canvas, 12.5 x 7.5 cm
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Below are two views of the Tall
Poppies book in early stages of its development. The Ballarat studio
hadn’t yet been built; the image directly below was snapped in our sunroom.
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| Beginnings of Tall Poppies, Ballarat, 2013 |
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| Tall Poppies, progress view |
The original Tall Tales series was expanded for the group exhibition, Wonder Room at Maroondah Art Gallery, Victoria, also in 2013, which is where Tall Poppies
(fourth from right, below) made its debut.
Whenever I travel to Canberra, a visit to the NLA is always included. When I was last there in late March, I fantasised about one day having some of my own work in the permanent collection. So the acquisition by the National Library of Australia is nothing less than a dream come true.
Whenever I travel to Canberra, a visit to the NLA is always included. When I was last there in late March, I fantasised about one day having some of my own work in the permanent collection. So the acquisition by the National Library of Australia is nothing less than a dream come true.
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Tall Tales (2013,
one-of-a-kind artist books, pigmented drawing ink
and acrylic paint, cloth
bound, 80 x 15 cm open).
Installation view, Maroondah Art Gallery, 2013. Click on image to enlarge.
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