STICKS & STONES # 5      2007
720mm x 1100mm.
Acrylic pigment on cotton, wool filled, hand stitched
Free hanging
Photo: Geoff Ambler

Commission, Private collection, Australia

Imagine telling a story with a mud map arrangement of stones, sticks and anecdote.
Stones become stand-ins for people
            — elements of the story.
Scatters of stones tell of populations
            — groups of people.
Circles suggest a meeting
           — discussion.
Sticks and stones can tell a story of society.

Sticks and stones,
Broken bones,
Names and lies still hurt you.