Hester Cox
I have always been an avid collector of natural objects. To me, found objects such as the striped blue feather from a jay's wing, a hatched skylark's egg or the delicate skull of a blue tit are worth more than anything money can buy. My mother is a zoologist and much of my childhood was spent on 'nature walks'. I am comfortable surrounded by bones, stones and feathers, I find them inspiring to look at but they also act as a way of reconnecting me to a specific time and place. The objects I surround myself with in my home and studio are often links to the wilderness and evidence of 'another world'. They symbolise things that are important to me.
Unlike many collectors, I am not interested in finding every kind of egg shell or feather, in fact my collection holds mainly singular items. I am interested in natural 'treasures' .
My work for 'Collections' involves combining objects that I find when fellrunning with imagery inspired by the things seen en route and the mapping of places visited. I am enjoying taking my printmaking into 3-dimensional pieces including wall-hung work and bookmaking.
Unlike many collectors, I am not interested in finding every kind of egg shell or feather, in fact my collection holds mainly singular items. I am interested in natural 'treasures' .
My work for 'Collections' involves combining objects that I find when fellrunning with imagery inspired by the things seen en route and the mapping of places visited. I am enjoying taking my printmaking into 3-dimensional pieces including wall-hung work and bookmaking.
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