One of my most interesting Christmas presents was from my brother - a 1940s metal Muffin the Mule puppet, complete with box and original packaging.
I had used Muffin to represent my brother in a painting called DAVID'S JOURNEY about thirty years ago and subsequently used the puppet again in two other paintings - LOVE THAT DARES and my latest, DREAMTIME, which I have just finished.
Photos of the metal toy and a detail of the latest painting appear on recent Facetime and Instagram posts.
I had already owned a version of the puppet (though not the box) which has been on display in my pop-up gallery for many years. This new one will be placed in an installation involving a labyrinth of mirrors.
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