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Ritual and symbolism underpin these works on paper.

In my childhood the wishing bone from the Sunday roast dinner would be left on the kitchen window sill to dry for breaking and making a wish.

The furcula ("little fork" in Latin) or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other animals, and is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight.

Lead pencil on hand made paper 18 x 18cm

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