Two Fairytale Boxes: Jack And The Beanstalk & Little Red Riding Hood (W76)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Jim Edmiston
Title
Two Fairytale Boxes: Jack And The Beanstalk & Little Red Riding Hood
Made in
Bath
Date
1988
Materials and techniques
Pine and birch plywood stained and painted in non-toxic materials.
Object number
W76
Category
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Two Fairy Tale Boxes: A. Jack And The Beanstalk; B. Little Red Riding Hood, Jim Edmiston, 1988, Crafts Council Collection: W76. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
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Two Fairy Tale Boxes: A. Jack And The Beanstalk; B. Little Red Riding Hood, Jim Edmiston, 1988, Crafts Council Collection: W76. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
Maker's statement
The wooden animals are very typical of my style. I always try to incorporate a sense of humour and spontaneity in my work. The fairytale boxes are one variation of a series of designs in which characters or animals are contacined within a box painted as a simple landscape.