From memory brooches to portraits: Jane Perkins develops her use of found objects


By , on Thursday, September 10, 2009

Jane Perkins is an artist who re-uses the objects that she finds to create what she calls ‘memory brooches’. This technique has now developed into portraiture, which you can see at The Cafe in Topham as part of Devon Open Studios

Lee Morgan spoke to her about the progression of her work




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