'KING ARTHUR TRINKET' BOX Private Commission (2)

I fixed the prettiest shells I found on the beach into the different sections and then varnished them. They are protected enough to have cufflinks etc stored on top of them.

A close-up of 'Arthur'. Each part of his clothing was made of different pages, some parts more layered than other to portray texture, especially for his armour and hair.

A close-up of 'Arthur and Camelot' behind glass.

'KING ARTHUR TRINKET' BOX Private Commission (1)

This GENTLEMAN'S TRINKET BOX was commissioned as a birthday present. The man for whom it was commissioned loves the sea and is very interested in the Legend of King Arthur. When I bought the box originally there were holes in the wood where the locks and inlay were supposed to be. These I replaced with shells I collected from an amazing beach in Wales (King Arthur country). I used pages from second hand books about Arthurian Legends and Tennyson's poem, 'Morte d'Arthur', to make the picture of Arthur and Camelot in the lid of the box, which I then set behind glass. My picture was inspired by a painting of Arthur by Charles Ernest Butler. The box measures 28cm x 19cm x 11cm.