{"id":479,"date":"2015-02-27T00:42:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T08:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/painting\/?p=479"},"modified":"2016-06-08T07:44:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T15:44:13","slug":"1991-laura-stenhouse-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/painting\/?p=479","title":{"rendered":"1991: Laura Stenhouse ‘Second Wind’ Illustrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 1991 my friend Laura Stenhouse who had been on Foundation at Oxford Polytechnic with me was doing a M.A. in Illustration at Central St Martins College in London. She very kindly decided to illustrate a set of my poems and songs as a boxed set of stone lithographs and etchings called ‘Second Wind’.<\/p>\n

The illustrations are lovely and I helped her print from the already rare stones at Oxford Printmakers then on Cowley Road, Oxford.<\/p>\n

As far as I know only one complete set of ‘perfect’ prints were completed. I do not have any of the prints just these rather blurry images which Laura gave me after the show.<\/p>\n

The story is sadly affected by the loss of Laura about a decade ago when a history of mental illness led to her taking her own life. She leaves a loving husband in Bob and a beautiful daughter Josie and her fine artworks as her legacy.<\/p>\n

She always supported my art and writing and I dedicate this blog post to her.<\/p>\n

Thank You Laura.<\/p>\n

The poems from the box called ‘Second Wind’ and ‘Watching Tom Mix’ can be read here:\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?page_id=129<\/a>
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