Between the idea and the reality
mixed media assemblage
ivory billiards ball, mother-of-pearl shell spoon, whalebone rod (from French schoolmaster's cane, Akaroa)
in wooden knife box with Japanese paper. Borer holes filled with copper.
by Dale Copeland, 2008
| Out of reach. Always reaching, never getting. 'Man never is, but always to be blessed'? The title is from the TS Eliot poem, The Hollow Men Between the ideaI love his work. |
Dale's studio can be found at Puniho,
Surf Highway, Coastal Taranaki, New Zealand
More of her artwork, and the books she makes, can be found on her site at dalecopeland.co.nz.
email Dale at dale @ tart.co.nz (remove the spaces)