engraved traffolyte, quartz clock mechanism, hand painted aluminium
30cm diameter x 3.5 cm, edition of 20
£550 (inclusive of VAT)
bronze cast from a plastic model of a Pachycephalosaurus, or bone-headed dinosaur, damaged in the arson attack on the Freedom Press, Whitechapel in 2013, 8.5 x 4.25 x 11.5 cm, edition of 5
£1,440 (inclusive of VAT)
woodblock letterpress print, 83.4 x 35 cm, edition of 20
£250 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
woodblock letterpress print, 83.4 x 35 cm, edition of 20
£250 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
£200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
£200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
£200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
£200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)
screenprint, 59.4 x 42 cm
Edition of 30
£350 inclusive of VAT
Thomas Spence devised a phonetic dictionary and created his own alphabet with the aim to make reading and writing more accessible. Ewan worked with typographer Imogen Ayres to draw Spence’s alphabet. This quote from Spence has been translated using his dictionary into Krusonean, his phonetic version of English named after his utopian sequel to Daniel Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’(1719): ‘The History of Crusonia’ (1782).
screenprint, 59.4 x 42 cm
edition of 30
£350 inclusive of VAT
Based on a poster found in an archive in East London. The words are from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). Spence referenced cats frequently as he admired their non-compliance.
screenprint, 42 x 59.4 cm
Edition of 30
£350 inclusive of VAT
A quote from French folklorist Sylvain Trébucq (1857-1930) written by Ewan’s daughter, Peggy, when she was 8 years old.
20 x 1mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
£250 inclusive of VAT
27 x 1.5mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
£250 inclusive of VAT
Cast from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). The die used by Spence to produce the original version of this token is believed to have been produced by his friend, the artist, Thomas Bewick.
26 x 1 mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
£250 inclusive of VAT
Cast from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). Featuring a caricature of political rivals William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox respectively crying and laughing. Spence’s engraving was copied by the French engraver, Jean Adam as ‘Fox et Pitt. Il est bien temps Mons Pitt de pleurer quand Fox rit’ (1798). A copy of this etching is held by the British Museum.
silver ring (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
size variable (made to order)
£350 inclusive of VAT
4mm flat silver court band engraved with words once popular on 19th century mourning jewellery – ‘NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE’ which has been translated into Krusonean, a phonetic language created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). The use of the phrase relates not just to death but to the loss of Spence’s grave and place in history. Also available in recycled 9ct gold.