THE RITES OF AUTUMN
"The Rites of Autumn" is a book by Dan O'Brien.
It tells of a falconer's journey across the American West.
I found it to be a poignant story, full of passion and loss.
I chose to:
create dolls to capture the spirit of idealism;
construct a vessel, that both narrated the story and held everything together; and
added structural elements to the book itself,
to ground the story in my story.
It tells of a falconer's journey across the American West.
I found it to be a poignant story, full of passion and loss.
I chose to:
create dolls to capture the spirit of idealism;
construct a vessel, that both narrated the story and held everything together; and
added structural elements to the book itself,
to ground the story in my story.
THE DOLLS ...
NANDO
Nando is a very early experimentation in doll making.
He is severely under-stuffed
but I think this reflects his 'laid back' attitude to life!
His dreadlocks and trousers are made from
English Leicester fleece and assorted brown yarns.
Nando holds a spirit stick ...
a talisman, a talking stick, a walking stick, a guide, a soul friend.
Cupped in his hand is half an egg shell: hope has hatched and flown.
He is severely under-stuffed
but I think this reflects his 'laid back' attitude to life!
His dreadlocks and trousers are made from
English Leicester fleece and assorted brown yarns.
Nando holds a spirit stick ...
a talisman, a talking stick, a walking stick, a guide, a soul friend.
Cupped in his hand is half an egg shell: hope has hatched and flown.
CARTRIDGE
How can something beautiful,
something creative,
something full of hope and promise,
something to guide,
something to embody dreams,
be crafted from something designed to destroy?
TWINE
We become entwined in the decisions we make
and in the decisions of others.
We become frayed by over-commitment, busy-ness,
failure, fatigue, loss of passion, hopelessness.
We button ourselves up:
lack of communication,
lack of companionship,
lack of soul-direction.
and in the decisions of others.
We become frayed by over-commitment, busy-ness,
failure, fatigue, loss of passion, hopelessness.
We button ourselves up:
lack of communication,
lack of companionship,
lack of soul-direction.
BLASTED
Shotgun blast destroyed hearing in one ear.
GUARDIAN SPIRITS
THE VESSEL...
I took a cardboard resource box, foolscap size.
I covered it with a very worn pair of khaki cargo pants.
The lid is embellished with old homemade pieces of a jigsaw,
based on the states of America.
Beside this is a knitted tree, with the colours of autumn.
The title of the book is stamped out on rough sawn pieces of manuka.
Inside the lid, are favourite quotations from the book.
I covered it with a very worn pair of khaki cargo pants.
The lid is embellished with old homemade pieces of a jigsaw,
based on the states of America.
Beside this is a knitted tree, with the colours of autumn.
The title of the book is stamped out on rough sawn pieces of manuka.
Inside the lid, are favourite quotations from the book.
THE BOOK ...
