This piece was inspired by the nostalia of music from my childhood. Music is such an integral part of my memories. “Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin takes me straight back to the lounge I grew up in, dancing and twirling around with my brother and dad.
Taking inspiration from this memory I imagined a scene in my garden with a few Indian Minas and my ever-up-to-no-good Pluto cat.
The mischievous fun had in the lounge of my childhood is re-imagined in the lives of the beautiful creatures that bring me so much entertainment now.
And, of course, a major driving force of this piece is imagining that stories we will create with Fynch, opening up the greatest strength and power any of us have – our wild imaginations.
Pluto assisting in the planning on “Splish Splash”
Each Separate positive layer created for this screenprint
Layering each positive
Now that the positives are done, all that is left to do is expose the screens and print the edition. It was be an edition of 5 prints, each 60x60cm large. I”m really looking forward to printing this one. I spent a lot of time thinking about the layering and textures within the leaves and bushes. 🙂