The captions on the placards refers to the so-called 'pasty tax' & arose from an article in the paper when a lady from Helston stated that she was thinking of putting these words in her pasty shop window. (For non-UK members the 'pasty tax' was the name given to our government's decision to put VAT on hot pasties which had been exempt previously. This appears to have hit the renowned Cornish pasty particularly hard).
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Really like your piece Jenny - it's very topical and very appropriate for the theme.
The use of your own sketches for the background was a great idea as well - it really gives the look of batik and African wax prints.
wow - that's amazing. fabulous colours and a great response to the theme
Thanks for your kind words. I am smitten with this idea & am planning a continuous series. The possibilities are almost endless & I am having great fun designing backgrounds & figures.
If I ever find out how to get a blog listed on Google I might post them. Can anyone help with this?
I'm with Claire, striking pieces. Sadly I don't know how to get blog posts onto Google (I'm assuming you mean Google+).
Love these, Jenny! Brilliant political statements!
Wonderful - I love it when art becomes political! Would be great to see this further explored as a series. I agree with Claire about the African sensibility - interesting for the "seat of the empire".
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