Joseph

My son loved this so much that he asked for it to be named after him.  I hope that when any child leaves their perfect secure worlds that they head into something at least as wonderful.

The colourful world of the child is created on the first layer of wood.  This wood is cut by hand into the different shapes, each shape is then painted and carefully reconstructed to build the technicolour world.  The child, is a dressed in black and on a second layer, the path he walks on starts in the technicolour world and leads him out of the painting.  His placement suggests that he is leaving for another segment of life, an unknown outside of his current world, the slight angling on the body reminds us that even when we want to progress there is trepidation in our steps.

The painting measures 535mm x 535mm ( depth: 25mm), is is in a custom made frame and is one of a pair along with Thomas

¨Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!¨