I Lay To Rest (Sleeping Beauty) - Original
- The follow up to my 2016 piece 'Where Demons Roam' and opens another window into the room and world of Sleeping Beauty.
Cross referencing the previous piece a close eye will notice that the walls are more cracked and creased than before positioning this new piece later in time, meaning that her demons are still here. Her waking hours consume her with her battles, where the fragility of her state of mind and diminished self worth mean that she remains self imprisoned within her room. A room where her phantoms grow ever taller behind her, where sunrise is erased, when will they leave her in peace? Why have they come and why have they brought her uninvited fears? They're far too many here.
Nightly hours bemoan while demons roam inside her home, clouding the clear. Sleeping Beauty knows that she needs to lay these to rest, well aware of her inner beauty ebbing away with each hollow new dawn, desperate for the bell of age to not ring for her, for tomorrow not to come with no one else but her. With each falling sun the shadows rise leaving her unable to see the white skin of walls. Sleeping Beauty’s only hope is to lay to rest, to fall asleep, to find comfort in slumber, to find the strength to leave her room through those loved ones who have never truly gone but whom can only be seen with eyelids closed and heart open. A silent and daily battle just to fall asleep in the hope she wakes outside of her walls is a battle only she can win, she just needs to draw strength from what she sees when her eyes are closed.
Ultimately I wanted to create something truly beautiful and a genuinely powerful but delicate image that is an authentic continuation of the story that started back in 2016. The aim was to transform the same room from day to light where the darkness can be transformed with soft light which brings with it hope via a window that is never truly completely closed. To take a stark white space and portray a scene from a dream, where you aren’t sure if you are looking at a wall or a twinkling night’s sky. As per the original piece the devil really is within the detail, within the shadows, albeit interacting with tiny pieces of hope and good, therefore depicting the battles that live within Sleeping Beauty’s head. A couple of examples being the subtle shadows that come in from behind the bed and the curtain, the twisted sharp thorns that hold a fragile white rose, a cracked mirror that has been taken off the wall, a solitary daisy flower head with petals picked off which is a link to her childlike insecurities where she tries to find answers in a flower.
The biggest change for this piece represents me slowly turning the page towards a new chapter and is the introduction of the main character which is the one element that was kept hidden from much earlier pieces but it along with the likes of more recent pieces such as ‘I Wish To Be Free’. This gives further insight into the story that I am telling in the hope that people can find a true affiliation and warmth towards the character, embracing their struggles and to will them to win through, to find their happy ending. I really hope that many will find their comfort in the image that I have created. Everyone has their story, this just happens to be mine. -
- Released: 2017
- Collection: Storyteller
- Specification: 1 of 1 original framed embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 48” x 36"
- Framed Size: 54” x 41"
Commissions
When workload allows Mark embraces client commissions and has enjoyed amazing success to date. If you have been inspired by the work that you have seen and have a specific idea or simply a seed then please do get in touch.
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'Freddy's Coming For You!' - Freddy Krueger Claw Statement Piece
£795.00
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Gepetto he is not, but this carved wooden plinth displays the stuff of nightmares!
This intoxicating piece is the first offering to sit within his 'Against The Grain' series, a body of work that will grow over time and represents Mark's intention to continue to do things differently. Mark has built up an incredible reputation for the level of craft that shines through his unique frames, and it is these details that you now see in this piece.
Everything about this is unique, from Mark hand selecting the piece of Elm at a local timber mill through to carving the claw marks that are soaked in blood red resin. No two will, or can be the same. What starts with a beautiful (and innocent!) piece of Elm, is then stained, blackened, bashed and burnt. The haunting Freddy Claw glove has it's metal blades set into the blood resin channels and is then subjected to the same level of customisation as the plinth.
Limited to what will be just 20 original variations and priced incredibly well considering the level of craftsmanship and hours needed to create each piece. This is something that needs to be seen close up to be truly appreciated, but how close do you dare get to that glove?!
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- Released: 2022
- Collection: Lost In Hollywood
- Edition Size: 20 Original Variations
- Specification:
- Hand selected locally sourced Elm (obviously!)
- Hand carved claw marks filled with blood red resin
- Blackened and burned
- Metal bladed claw glove
- Title and number plaque
- Hand signed by artist - Plinth Size (Approx): 19” x 9.5”
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 21 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
'Grab Your Stick!' - Proton Wand Statement Piece
£995.00
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Now this is for the true obsessive GB fans! Whether you call it a Particle Thrower, Proton Blaster, Proton Gun, Positron Collider, Neutrona Wand, or Proton Wand, the result is the same! This piece looks like it’s been in a real battle and got slimed and fried AF!
I’m always striving to mix things up and look at ways of introducing my art in new formats and connecting with my collectors. Halloween 2022 saw me release something very different, and bloody dark! My Nightmare on Elm Street Claw plinth was the first piece that I have done that broke away from the traditional print editions and I loved every moment of it, and it has been so well received. It was a signal of my intentions to keep pushing and to deliver pieces that were true to my style but working with movie props to create something unique and special, whilst remaining true to my style of work. The aim was to offer a supporting piece that would complement a traditional print edition.So, my ‘RETROPLASM’ series has given me the opportunity to build on this and do something much less dark, although I couldn’t resist getting the blow torch out! ‘Grab Your Stick’ has transformed one of the coolest movie props that there has even been and made it, well I guess, funkier, and that’s before you turn the lights off – yep, the resin base glows in the dark whilst the neon paint also comes alive under lairy coloured light.
You are free to grab your stick, flick the switches and fire the sucker up! It will slam you right back to your childhood, just don’t cross the streams! Why not? Put simply, coz it’s bad, very bad! If you’re fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing, then maybe this will help. Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Oh, but don’t stress too much, batteries are included!
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- Released: 2023
- Collection: RETROPLASM
- Edition Size: 20 Original Variations
- Specification:
- Light up LED, sound effects and vibrations
- Blackened and burned
- Small parts to connect the stand to the wand - fragile - handle with care.
- Hand signed by artist - Baseh Size (Approx): 23.5” x 8”
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 21 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
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88 & Out - Original
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- Released: 2019
- Collection: Lost In Hollywood 2
- Specification: 1 of 1 original framed embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 48” x 36"
- Framed Size: 54” x 41"