30.00 GBP
Double decker beach stone creation with poetry quote, a fusion of pebble, paper and words.
Writer's or poet's desk companion, paperweight, inspiration aid: beach stones from Cornwall marked with graphite and ink and decoupaged with antique paper. Clear lacquer varnish.
"You see me moving then as one who moves forever at the centre of his circle:
A circle filled with light.
And into it come bulging shapes, loom gigantic,
or huddle in dark again...
A clock ticks clearly.
A gas jet steadily whirs, lights streams across me.
Two church bells with alternate beat strike nine
And through these things my pencil pushes softly
To weave grey lines on this clear page."
extract from Conrad Aiken, Palimpsest: A Deceitful Portrait from The House of Dust, 1920,
handwritten with pencil.
Approx. dimensions: 7.5 cm in height; 10 cm in width.
Weight: 478 gram
Gift wrapped.