Rose took her life into her own hands .
Rose does things her own peculiar way, never relinquishing personal plans of the most unconventional type. She confidently makes unadvised decisions which often place her outside of all things mainstream. Rose fully embraces this difference, the unique directions she plots, and the independence her own decision making affords her. She works within a space-like time frame, creating objects galore that keep her safe and sound in mind – and well outside the orbit of others. Long Live Rose.
Footnote: ‘Taking her life into her own hands’ may be about not only about being self reliant but also keeping all the good things safe and close. Protecting those things from the tendency many of us have of self sabotaging and diminishing our own worth. Protecting all parts of ourselves from the horrible habit of comparison maybe? And within that small, precious space, setting our own limits. Being less our own enemy and dimmer of our potential.
(Clunk & Jam and Wisdoms of Rose books, 2019. Reposted from 2013).
Wisdoms of Rose pocket book is now available on-line from Browne Ink Studio and in bookstores listed below. Her stories you’ll find in the blog here.
. New Edition Bookshop, Fremantle. Fremantle Art Centre Found Giftshop. Crow Bookshop, Victoria Park. Planet Bookshop, Northbridge and Mount Lawley. Subiaco Bookshop, Rokeby Road, Subiaco. Beaufort Street Books, Mount Lawley. The Well Bookshop, Applecross. Collins Booksellers, Cottesloe. Diabolik Books & Records, Mt Hawthorn and Paper Bird Books, Fremantle.
To coincide with the opening of the Fremantle Art Centre Print Award, Thursday 13th September at 6.30pm, I’ll be doing an installation in the glass cabinet outside FOUND gift store at FAC. Books and dry-point prints will be available in FOUND and the new book, ‘Wisdoms of Rose’. Pop down on Saturday afternoon the 15th at 1pm and join me for a relaxed Artist Talk about how the collection evolved through underground publishing ethos of The Black Dog Project and the creative process of making both the handmade and published books.
The typewriter Clunk & Jam book was typed on. Also pictured, dry point prints printed on the Fremantle Art Centre old printing press. Handmade and published books.
Handmade books.
Rose doesn’t give much away – but tells it like it is.
Rose is a great observer of reality. She has altering points of view about what she sees which she states clearly without any expectation of popularity, reply – or following. Rose’s preferred working and living environment is that of real and natural surrounds, beyond suburbia when possible or in her humble and slightly untidy home – with windows wide open. Long Live Rose. View previous Roses here.
(Wisdoms of Rose and Clunk & Jam 2019 books. Reposted from 2013).
Rose wasn’t into saving water – she liked her bath too much.
Rose is of the view that taking care of herself is the best addition she could possibly make to the world beyond her own thought processes. For much of the time she lives her life in blissful oblivion, completely absorbed in simple off-the-planet personal pleasures of strange delight – and no financial gain. Long Live Rose.
Footnote: This Rose seems relatively free from an environmental and social conscience, which makes her very politically incorrect. She does have very green tendencies that offset her blissful oblivion.
(Wisdoms of Rose and Clunk & Jam, 2019 books. Reposted from 2013).
Rose wasn’t cursed with good looks .
Rose is free from any expectation to be abnormally beautiful 24/7, which leaves her undefinable by looks alone – and alone she is. Consequently, Rose rarely receives invitations of the social kind but isn’t bothered by being omitted in this way. In fact, it affords her three good things. One, more time to herself. Two, being left alone to be herself. And three, to live within the containment of her own tangible world. With such a high level of self acceptance, Rose manages to by-pass all standard dress codes and cosmetic alterations of the conforming and horribly restricting kind – and mirrors.
Footnote: In a world of ‘likes’ and ‘followers’, this Rose is independently refreshing. Always good to question who and what determines our worth.
(Wisdoms of Rose and Clunk & Jam, 2019 books. Reposted from 2013).
