Seeing the Future
assemblage of found objects
plaster model of a skull, glass bottle stopper, on/in book.
Dale Copeland
| The book's title is "The Hour of Our Death". A history of attitudes and ceremonies and beliefs through the ages. "When?" and "How?" ... they are valid questions. But "If?" That's too certain to be asked or answered. I'm pleased with this assemblage: The skull is a small plaster cast. A gift. Very well made, but too perfectly white. My partner Paul is something of an alchemist when it comes to paints and oils and waxes, so he made it look just right. The glass ball is the top of a large (and heavy) bottle stopper. I had to cut a circular hole in the book, through the cover and the first 400 pages. And drill holes to screw the skull on solidly. |
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 website at dalecopeland.co.nz.
And also in the Showcase section of this Virtual Tart site.
email Dale at dale@tart.co.nz