THOSE OF US WHO DON’T CONSIDER ourselves to be of an artistic bent are full of admiration for anyone that is. This colourful, energetic book, Raucous Invention: the Joy of Making, which showcases the wildlife-(and dog-) inspired creations of renowned artist Mark Hearld, is something of an inspiration.
Mark invites us into his home/studio, where eclectic collections cram into every last inch of wall and shelf space, and into his artist’s mind, as he shares, in detail and depth, how he sees colour, how he creates collages (“When I’ve seen something like a roebuck in the road, bounding into the shadow, it’s a case of interpreting that with the materials in front of me”), how he re-imagines cereal boxes with linocuts, how he makes paste paper, and how he conjures…
