The starting point for this book was a big battered colander given to me by my friends the art critics/writers Laura Gascoigne and her sister Marina Warner because they knew of my fascination with colanders. It had been their mother’s, a much used big old colander and Laura described it to me as the King of Colanders.

King of colanders, 2011, edition 7
Grey fabric cover, harmonica binding, string for closure, 27 x 29 cm.
6 Etchings titled King of Colanders 1-6, etched title page and colophon.
Each print signed by artist.
Printed on Somerset soft white 300gms
Binding by Clare Bryan

When you cannot sleep
or dream
just silently scream
      
You bite your pillow
or your tongue
and claw at crumbling walls
      
imagine the prickly, sharp,
or cutting edge
to gain a bit of peace
      
and set you free
of these endless nights like these.

Pillow book for endless nights, 2011, edition 7
Album, red paper binding with rivets and black ribbon tie, 20 x 29,5 cm
7 Etchings, titled Endless nights 1-7 , plate size 8 x 8 cm, title page, text page and colophon.
Each print signed by artist.
Printed on Somerset soft white 300gms
Binding by Clare Bryan

Received the Birgit Skjold Prize in 2011
and was acquired by V&A National Art Library, London
through KALEID Editions