Some wise words from a master:

“We have to make books cool again. You know? If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck ‘em. And DVDs don’t count, either.” — John Waters, This Filthy World

sometimes things arrive @ the right time.

I found this and it harks back to some work I did in the early 1990's. I think it dates from the 1940's and was kept as a love token with photographs and letters. I'm glad it found it's way to me.

It seems to fit in with where I need to go next with more feeling and simpler statements than this one but the sentiment and ambiguity matched with a coy attitude appeals.

So handerchiefs dropped as Joe Back has been doing, with wistful comments maybe?

Joe Back's Shirt 2009

Joe Back was born in 1865 and lived until 1942, during this time he would have dreampt a lot, most of these dreams needed to remain unspoken.

Joe kept his most vivid fantasies hidden below the belt.

I have embroidered in pure silk on a period linen shirt.

This is one of his dream characters, he'd been looking @ the pictures of the family copy of The Wizard of Oz which was 1st published in 1900.

Naked in the Garden 2009

Wishing It would Fall collage 2009

"The Last Unicorn" embroidered sculpture 2009

Joe sees his unicorn.

Joe's Adventures

Joe Back's "Passage to Japan" print on silk with embroidery 2009