Porcovolente

TITLE / DETAILS	SIZEHxWxD (mm)	Date	Edition size	Medium	Price
CONSTRUCTIONS
1. Walled Garden with Fading Flowers	418 x 357x 84 including frame	1997	1	Linocut with folded and cut paper and collage in a deep box frame
2. A Valley Somewhere In West Yorkshire	89 x 89	1989	1	Collaged relief of wood engraving	SOLD
3 Valley -Infinity In The Palm Of Your Hand	114 x 89	1988	1	Paper collage relief
4. Valley Construction	305 x 254	1989	1	Painted foamcore and card relief

6. Looking For The Lava - Sicily	?	?	1	Collaged relief of wood engraving, digital laser print and with gouache	SOLD
7. Calascibetta	?	1993	1	Painted paper collage relief
8. TOWN - Newcastle	305 x 381	1987	1	Foamcore and card relief on ply in an acrylic box	£380 framed
9. COUNTRY - Hebden Bridge	305 x 381	1988	1	Foamcore and card relief on ply in an acrylic box	£380 framed


BOOK CASE
	230 x 250x 115	1989-1990	1		NFS
1. Closed and locked box,top, north face and west face				Wooden box constructed from left over timber, stained, painted and varnished. Various removeable small pieces of wood act as locks.The interior of the box is lined with cushioned red velvet. The inside of the lid is lined with marbled paper.Designed to contain a copy of Tom Phillips book 'A Humament' which is modified on every page and fitted into a custom made slipcase.
2. Closed and locked box,top, west face and south face
3. Closed and locked box,top, south face and east face
4. Closed and locked box,top, east face and north face
5. Closed box, locks removed,top, west face and south face
6. Open book
7.View from above of open box showing interior tray and locks
8.View from below of the interior of box lid
9.View from above of open box showingalso underside of interior tray and slipcase for book
10.Open book

GAME TOWER EXTERIOR
	240 x 240 x 460	1993-1995	1		NFS
1. Tower complete, north face and west face				A wooden box made of hardwoods and softwoods, stained, painted, varnished and waxed. It comprises base, four layers and roof, constructed so that the bottom three layers are interchangeable and can also be rotated through 180 degrees to provide various combinations. Also two side pillars that slot into opposite sides of the box. All locked together with integrated wooden locks.Within the roof is a chamber that can hold small marbles introduced through a removeable top cover. They can be released into the box through four traps individually operated that correspond to the four sides of the box and allow the marbles to fall through the box. Their path and destination is detemined by the arrangement of the layers of the box.
2. Tower complete, west face and south face
3. Tower complete, south face and east face
4.Tower complete, east face and north face
5 View from above with cover of top chamber removed.
6. Locking mechanism for top of tower in open position to allow roof to be removed
7. Detail of the lower part of one side column
8.Oblique view of top with partially raised trapdoor mechanism
9. Oblique view of top with cover of top chamber in place
10. View of partially concealed sliding door at very base of the tower



GAME TOWER INTERIOR
	240 x 240 x 460	1993-1995	1		NFS
1. Tower complete with locks and roof removed				The inside decoration of the box includes staining, painting, collage and varnish.The games stored within the box include; chess, draughts, tiddleywinks, dibs, marbles, standard playing cards and Happy Families, backgammon, cribbage, dominoes and poker dice. The decoration of the layers imitates board games and allows for the invention of new games from the components within the box.
2. Tower complete with locks, roofand side pillars removed
3. Layer One removed
4. Layer Two removed
5. Layer Three removed
6. Layer Four showing concealed box, lid open
7. Base with central tray removed
8. Layer Four showing concealed box, lid closed
9. Layer Two with tray removed, layer inverted
10. Layer One inverted

ADVENT CALENDAR
	376 x 415 x 42	1999-2000	1		NFS
1. Bottom left corner of facade, windows closed				Constructed of mdf and wood, card and paper, 'gessoed' on the face with layers of Plaka (a casein based paint) and then oil gilded with gold leaf with small addtions of oil paint in a Venetian Turpentine medium, some areas of gold tooled with a punch. Brass hinges face mounted.The back panel of the calendar is hinged at the base to allow access to the interior. Each window has a recessed 'pocket' to contain the image which is held in place by a small strip of polyester. Images are collected from old christmas cards, wrapping paper and other seasonal items or made to order and are changed each year. The main central window is designed to hold an image a little smaller than A6 making it easier to select postcards as the source.It is intended that the doors can be opened in any sequence although traditionally the large central doors are opened on 25th December. [There is a symbol based numerical sequence painted onto the doors but so far it has not been used]
2. Central double door closed (25th December)
3. Complete calendar facade with all doors closed
4. Full width of top half of facade with all doors closed
5. Close up detail of bottom right corner of facade
6.Bottom left corner of facade, windowsopen
7. Central double door fully open
8. Complete calendar facade with all doors open
9.Right hand side of facade with doors open
10. Verso of calendar with support struts in the open position				Support struts are locked into open position at right angles to the back of calendar by a sliding mechanism that is also used to lock the struts flat to the back when the calendar is packed away

HOMAGE TO CHERNIKHOV
	100 x 150 x 100	2012	1
1. Side View, Face 1				Balsa wood construction commissioned by Paintworks to demonstrate the versatlility of their new range of balsa wood sheets etc. Inspired by the Russian Constructivist architect Chernikhov who produced many designs for imaginary buildings
2. Corner View, Face 1 & 2
3. Corner View, Face 2 & 3
4. Corner view, Face 3 & 4
5. Corner View, Face 4 & 1
6. View from above
7. Face 4 & 1 from below