{"product_id":"26ao258","title":"Butterflies, Pot and Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintage wooden pot and leather bound books, butterflies cut from mid-century identification book housed in a traditional taxidermy box.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixed media assemblage of paper butterflies, wooden book, vintage leather bound books housed in a traditional taxidermy box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 25.5 x 21 x 8 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout the artist:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce-loved and valued treasures now gather dust and are destined to further decline; books that are damaged or foxed and no longer used for their original purpose, outgrown toys and forgotten treasures. I am imparting in these decaying artefacts a new narrative and a renewed value. Carefully hand-built with scalpel, glue and tweezers, I make my art from found and bought objects from the past. Some are housed in traditional taxidermy boxes, glazed with exhibition anti-reflective glass and framed with authentic passe partout tape. A reaction and a response to the found materials I have chosen to use as I explore transformation and preservation, each piece is wholly unique. I studied a BTEC in Art and Design at Norwich before completing a BA Hons Visual and Performing Arts Degree at the University of Brighton in the early 1990s and I still live on the south coast of England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nikki Ward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55614281875832,"sku":"26AO258","price":420.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/8014\/6476\/files\/NikkiWard-Butterflies_PotandBooks.jpg?v=1784749641","url":"https:\/\/atelierbrighton.co.uk\/products\/26ao258","provider":"Atelier Beside the Sea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}