Wastedpapiers

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Gender Male
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation artist
Location cheshire, United Kingdom
Introduction I grew up in the home counties around London during the 50's and 60's. Went to several art schools including Southend ,Chelsea and Manchester. Trained as a painter and printmaker but now mostly using collage. Collect novelty songs and old mail art amongst other things too numerous to mention.
Interests Collage, mail art, novelty music, rubber stamps, ecology, animation, films, comedy, fluxus, poetry, literature, computer games, thrift stores, charity shops, fleamarkets, etc.
Favorite Movies Amelie, Alien quadrilogy, It's a Wonderful Life, Radio days, KInd Hearts & Coronets, anything by the, Coen Brothers, the Marx bros, Laurel & Hardy, Woody Allen, Shrek, Delicatessen, Monty Python, etc. etc.
Favorite Music Novelty, jugband, skiffle, blues, folk, reggae, psychedelia, Captain beefheart, Richard Thompson, Spike Jones, Spike Milligan, African, Indian, Bonzo Dog band, Viv Stanshall etc. etc. Spike Jones, Hoosier Hotshots, Captain beefheart.Richard Thompson. Ivor Cutler.John Hegley. etc. etc. lots of novelty music too numerous to mention.
Favorite Books Lord of the Rings, Gormanghast trilogy, Now We Are Six, Wind In The Willows, John hegley, Ivor Cutler, Beano, etc. etc. etc.