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MES and Bella, One Of A Kind

MES and Bella, One Of A Kind

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One-off hand-stitched collage made from discarded papers, using my nana’s old silk thread.

Mark E. Smith and Bella Emberg, both of whom died in January this year.

30cms x 24cms, unframed.

£5 from this sale will go to Arts Emergency. This is a small London based charity aiming to ensure university doors are kept open for those most able to benefit from, but least able to pay for education.

In keeping with my eco-friendly ethos, it will arrive in a package made from used magazines and the like. No single-use plastic and parcel tape.

Can be sent as a gift, with words of your choice.

To avoid fading the newsprint keep out of direct sunlight. If framing, use UV protection or museum glass.

Free UK delivery. I am not sending MES overseas because I don't think he would like that.

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The photograph of MES, taken by Kevin Cummins in Salford (2011), was cut from the Guardian (25.1.18). He is wearing a Myanmar Border Guard’s hat, cut from the same newspaper (photograph by Lynn Bo Bo), which has been bejazzled with the rare sapphire from Eugenie’s engagement ring (Metro 23.1.18, photographer uncredited).

Bella was cut from the Guardian (15.1.18, photo: ITV/REX/Shutterstock).

The background is a print of a watercolour sketch of Zurich by Turner (Tate).

Find more details about the making of this piece at alisonsye.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/mes-and-bella/ or search the Instagram hashtag alisonsye861

Copyright: Alison Sye, 2018

This item will be posted to you by Alison Aye Art within 3 days of receiving payment.

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