My efforts in collage are going, as you can see, from strength to strength. (Tsk tsk. Anyone muttering ‘from bad to worse, more like’ should feel thoroughly ashamed. Clearly, such people do not understand art.)

This piece is called ‘Any old iron’. Iron is referenced in three different ways: firstly by part of the periodic table; secondly by the steam iron; and thirdly — and this is something that might be noticed only by those with truly artistic sensibilities — by the playful use of materials, viz. a scrunched and flattened portion of aluminum foil, which gives this work a more tactile texture and alludes to the act of ironing, i.e., pressing clothes. The question is, will that pink iron ever manage to smooth out the rough surface of the foil, or are my collage creases destined to become permanent?