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When working in the design industry I became aware of the high levels of thought and ingenuity that go into even the simplest object. Alongside this I have a love of information and a fascination with statistics. So, for some while, I have been making and exhibiting prints of familiar items in a style I am referring to as EcoPop or ‘Pop Art with a Conscience’. Each object is selected because it has a story to tell. It is the combination of the contemporary images and their, often unexpected, tales that forms the basis of this website.

Things to Think About is a celebration of everyday objects and explores the significance of commonplace artefacts by cataloguing what Jasper Johns called “things looked at but rarely seen”. Each object is accompanied by a short text recording the reason for its selection. Some of the observations may be amusing, some illuminating and others concerning.The images and their statements are not intended to be condescending. Rather they are about sharing the information I have discovered whilst exploring ways of reducing my impact on the world around me. In this way they are a collection and synthesis of ideas that perhaps others might also wish to consider.

I use a digital drawing package hidden inside the Pages software on my Mac laptop. The images are made by observing and recording the subject. There is no computer trickery or photographic technique involved. The software provides a set of tools and like all printmaking processes it offers both possibilities and limitations. I work within these constraints, using a limited pallet and hard-edged shapes, to depict these items.  

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