Porcelain plate, with underglaze and gold lusty,lustre
@severndroogcastle is a C18th Gothic folly nestled in Oxleas Wood/Castlewood, preserved and fought for by locals.
Back to clay…continuing to work on a project which explores the history of Severndroog and links to the East India company and the wider story.
…And at the same time considering my own relationship to this part of London, where I grew up. Challenges of belonging.
The monkey as a symbol of the primitive, the sacred, the wild, the other, (among other things…)
If you ever meet a langur monkey, beware. When I was in India, one stole the toast straight out of my mouth 🙄
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