[2009] from a series of twenty five small works - salt of the earth - liminal landscapes, coastal erosion, sand, silt, and mud - in the processes of making, inspired the writing of haiku [tiny poems]. textured gesso and glazes on wood panels, 15cm x 15cm. originally exhibited at Salthouse 09 : Salt of the Earth, curated by Simon Martin.
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saltscape ii 2009 •
limestone rockssalt trails a scarin time, healed
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saltscape xxi 2009 •
the haze cleared, crystalline sky,salt lakes and tidal poolsmelting, silvered silt
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saltscape xv 2009 •
a rockscape mouldedvestigal tracesmarks the slippery way out
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saltscape xviii 2009 •
the ashes sighed,mourning the old flame,murmuring, if only
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saltscape vii 2009 •
abraded, by seawater and saltcoarse skin, furrowed then frownedat a more polished reflection
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saltscape xiv 2009 •
a bloodshot skyhand in hand,we returned
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saltscape xi 2009 •
underground, a streamof consciousnesspitting perception, flows
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saltscape xiii 2009 •
in ore, the chromium mirelife lies sleepingslowly mineralised
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saltscape xxv 2009 •
bruised rouge, to greyand clodded clayclawed deep, the way
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saltscape xii 2009 •
a disaster areabelches black,fury inflamed
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saltscape xx 2009 •
in a waterlogged eden,the birds took flighton sensing the eyes of strangers
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saltscape xx 2009 •
stepping on stones, skippingthe sedimental slabs, water blackenedstriated, to the shore
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