Memorabilia Boards are mixed media assemblage works of collected treasures, from antique to modern, in a single colour scheme to appreciate the many hues of one colour.
Squares of carefully curated history always tightly arranged like a puzzle, conveying the large scales of consumption and production as created by humans, and lots of nostalgia too. Each Memorabilia board contains over 50 items within a seemingly impossible to hold surface mass.
I decided to totally downscale a final exam project piece in 2008, based around ‘Lost & Found’, which suited me enormously as I was and still am, forever collecting lost or broken trinkets and treasures from the pavements or paths of most places I go.
The exam piece at A-level had to be size A2 for exam requirements and I hated the size at the time, but loved the look of my arrangement art and so I set out to find the finest miniature canvases that I could and got to work with my many hoards I had been collecting since childhood.
As a lover of trinkets and antiquities I began collecting the small items that I use in my young teens building upon my childhood collections, and often treasure hunting around charity shops and car boot sales in my spare time.
I have continued to refine the presentation of these works which are now presented on a 10 x 10cm triple primed square canvas, and fitted securely encased inside a square, hinged box frame to protect from dust or damage. I take great care to make sure each item is securely fitted to the canvas with a clean and neat aesthetic.
The hinged frames can be opened on the wall as to interact with your board when you choose. The glass frame is closed shut with an invisible magnetic closure.
The original A6 series of Memorabilia Boards will soon be available to purchase as individual bordered A5 giclée prints, presented with backing card, sealed, signed and numbered.
Also in postcard giftboxes containing each colour.
This original A6 portrait series of Memorabilia Boards will be available to purchase as original mixed media works in the future, encased inside custom-made frames.