One Hundred Vintage Encyclopedia Dots Collage Space Framed: 40 x 27cm (approx)

Framed: 40 x 27cm (approx)

3cm hand bonded map dots assembled in a mathematical geometric composition featuring locations from all over the world gathered from vintage maps and atlases

atlases and books carefully selected

painterly surface

The dots are then carefully selected and arranged to create this original artwork

One Hundred Vintage Encyclopedia Dots Collage Space Framed: 40 x 27cm (approx)One hundred dots decoupaged images from vintage encyclopaedias and mounted geometrically. I collect and sort hundreds and hundreds of images from antique books. I group them by theme and over time amass enough of a certain theme to create an artwork. Some of these little images are from vintage books of up to approx 70 years old. I am particularly drawn to the vintage imagery that's created using old litho print methods. The colours of the landscapes