small paper houses - using pages from old novels.... and painted with gouache... I like to find snippets of text that might lend meaning, or not.....
I've always had a fascination for small model homes - ever since visiting the now closed Beaconsfield Model village, way back in the 1970's. Not so interested in dolls houses as a child (was not into dolls as a child either, hmmm). One of the first craft projects I did 'all by myself' was decorating the inside of a flower pot, with paper and found objects, to be a mouse house.
Now I'm interested in the words and the slight edginess of these houses, their imperfection, vulnerability. Their storybook qualities. I wish you could see them all growing into a village on my shelves.....
they nest together
or stand side by side
I'm making a few of these for my shop update next week.
Also, I am working on larger paper houses, to create a tableaux. I will photograph this, in sepia most likely. And if it works as I would like, perhaps there will be photographic prints / postcards available.... that is all in progress. It is a time consuming process, adding all the little swirled, curled paper 'bricks'. I've almost finished this larger house. So there will be a lot more to share here.....
8 comments:
I love these Cathy. I was the same as a child-not that interested in dolls or doll houses. But now...!
I look forward to seeing your tableaux develop.
There is a french nursery rhyme about a house made of paper and cartoon. The postman climbs its stairs, falls, and breaks his nose. No worries, there is a happy end ! The nose is stitched up with a beautiful golden thread. The song does not tell if the nose was stitched back in place by Cathy or by somebody else ! :-)
I Adore your Houses !!! One of the first things i made all by myself was 'dolls clothes ' they were always so ill fitting with lots of threads - my best friend at the time had a mother who made all her dolls clothes for her - which made my dolls clothes even more ' thread bare' - wish i still had them !! xx
Love your houses! You have such a way with the simplest of themes -- presenting them with your heart and hands so that one look and I know they are your creation.
Love these. Bekonscot, as it's called, though, is still open I believe. I lived nearby as a child and loved it too.
thank you for all your lovely comments
Sue, yes I see it is open! I got the name confused with a town nearby to it. I am sure it did close down, or maybe my parents told me it closed down so they did not have to take me to it any more ha! Anyway, thank you and have a good week x
awww how amazingly sweet!
I love these! and the extra cuteness factor of them nestling in each other is a bonus! perhaps you could make a series that stack inside one another like those russian dolls?
this almost makes me want to find my scissors and newspapers!
Precious work here! Lovely Cathy! Norma, xo
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