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Paula MacGregor
- 53, Female
- Colchester, Essex.
- United Kingdom
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This is the closed box - it is a Victorian cash box with a double lock.
A large piece of work made in direct response to an invitation to show my work at the 'Recollect 2009' exhibition. Made in a similar way to 'Exhibits' - more images to come . . .
I love this, the complexity of the thought that is behind it is wonderful, impressive and inspirational.
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- Masters at the Minories
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- I have always been a collector, as far back as I can remember. I was about three years old when I started my first collection of sea shells, very soon I channeled that down to one particular type of shell - the 'Painted Top Shell', from there I became more fussy and only collected the perfect specimens and kept them in a glass jar.
The next collection was of rabbit tails - when my mum took me into the local butcher shop the butcher, Ted, would take a rabbit down off the hook and remove it's tail for me, after Ted retired Robert continued the ritual. For many years I collected those fluffy little tails and put them into a box.
When I was at junior school all the girls had a bead collection, at break time we would gather in the playground to 'swap beads' - oh the diamonds I handled in those days! I still have my bead collection today.
I was married very young and had six children over fifteen years, my life was my family. When I was about 40 I realised it was time for me to find myself, I went to college and studied textile art for a couple of years, then took my foundation in 3d. This was when I realised I was a compulsive collector.
I followed this with my degree and emerged with a 2.1 in Ceramic Art. The following year I went to a London Uni and took 'Book Arts' (post grad). Next came a year out while I consolidated all I had learned. And now I have started on my Masters Degree in Book Arts.
My work has always had an obsessive quality and this is showing more and more in my work.
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- At 8:00pm on May 10, 2009,
Hanne Matthiesen said…
- Hi Paula
Went to the opening of new BOOKARTSCENTER in Denmark yesterday and attended a lecure by Sara Bodman. Interesting! Now I´m just chekking out some of the links she handed out and suddenly I find you/your work via the BOOKMARK VI PROJECT at uwe. I´ll definitely keep an eye on you/your work - in future...
Kind regards
Hanne
(N.B. Somehow your website is not up? Momentarily I hope...)
- At 8:02pm on March 6, 2009,
buechertiger said…
- Thanks for your kind comment on my 'flying books' and your interest in my work. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the hung up mobile. But I have added some making off pictures (visible for friends only, because of their imperfection) as a replacement. - Hope you'll like them!
Having had a look at your memorial boxes I am even more delighted that you like my work. Such detailed and intricate works!
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