Medal ribbons.......

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I made these on the last day of term. I don't have enough medal ribbons to make the 'Defence Nets' I devised a couple of years ago and I didn't want these sitting around doing nothing. There's no structure to how they've been laid out. If I had thought more about it, I could have done something to resemble the naval alphabet backgrounds which is still possible as I have bits and pieces left.

 

Looking at them from a distance so to speak, they have a kind of Marsden Hartley look to them but in a more of a 'portrait of war' as opposed to a portrait of a specific officer. They could also be seen as a portrait of service or sacrifice.

 

 



 

Not entirely sure what to do with them but looking at them is giving me ideas about using gesso and model soldiers, maybe even 1/6 parts to create something really textured and verging on sculptural.

 

 

 

 

Any suggetions on a carrier pigeon please.