erasure experiment 002

This, this is better, I am more satisfied with this image. The shapes of the words and the picture and texture feel more meant; and the words also seemed to flow better. Including a potential title for the whole work (if I go that far)

Geocrown

Lovers splurged sea salt
A poet passionately present
Aware of his name, I overheard the perfect death
Agreed to be exactly right, a dignified moment

Newly awakened, and deepened
Himself born to Orkney

erasure experiment - 001

My first draft of "erasure art" - inspired by Adam Byatt's post here; and further musings on Tom Phillips "A Humument"

Far from finished, all I have done for this piece is take a page from Maggie Fergussons "George Mackay Brown; The Life" and one of my own pictures of Hoy Sound from outside of Stromness, and erased. So simple, but I feel I haven't added anything so at the moment it's remaining as an experiment.

Face

Beguiling once young, he met the present
Doors led to roses the size of an archive
Spines like ghosts
Past poetry dazzled