Carved Articulating Snake (W34)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Title
Carved Articulating Snake
Made in
London
Date
1979
Description
Pine representation of a snake, carved and painted in various shades of green, with a red leather tongue.
Materials and techniques
Quebec pine; carved and coloured with waxes and finished with beeswax. The snake has a red leather tongue and a concealed bell in its tail. Blues, greens, red and yellow. The piece of wood is cut in two vertically except for the head and tail and temporarily glued together again. It is then carved and the colour applied and rubbed in. The segments are carved and separated along the cut line and articulated by leather which is held in place with glue and dowels.
Dimensions
length: 169.5cm
width: 9cm
height: 7cm
Object number
W34
Category
Maker's statement
In the context of my work it represents something about the way I feel 'qaulity' or whatever you like to call, should be present, or can be present in toys, or other areas that are often regarded as ordinary. Does that make any sense?
