the hankie project

This project was borne out of the recent sudden death of my father, a handkerchief, some emotive words written by a sibling on his death and the traumatic aftermath of a death processed according to particular societal and cultural mores. Interested artists and Individuals are invited to create an artwork on a handkerchief (any handkerchief not necessarily a man's) based around death/grief/bereavement and return it to me by mid July 2011 for inclusion in a show in Melbourne in August, 2011

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Amazing interview with Bill Viola. Particularly the japanese death peoms and Viola'a views on death.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Lachrymal Lakes - a book of tears

A new collaborative hanky book work. Design, concept and images by Julie Barratt, text by Virginia Barratt and book binding by Monica Oppen.
Techniques employed in the work include monoprints, typewritten text using an Olivetti typewriter, shellac and hand stamped lettering