Sid Dickens Retired Tile Empress 2007 (Fall) - Odyssey

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Sid Dickens.... Empress 2007 (Fall) - Odyssey T190Released: Fall 2007Retired: 12/01/2008This monarch, you my queen.My love expressed to you through prose.* Retired: no longer available for purchase This is a rare and beautiful Tile! Excellent condition.... From his studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, elusive artist Sid Dickens issues forth his Memory Blocks, timeless and enchanting works in plaster. Two seasons a year, new Memory Blocks are introduced in thematic collections that hearken to motifs as varied as classical architecture, history, religion, nature, and fairy tales. Each 6 x 8-inch tile is handcrafted in intricate detail and finished to a porcelain-like quality or cracked with the look of weatd stone. Each one is pre-drilled on the back side for easy hanging and can also be displayed on a shelf or an art stand. With approximately two dozen Blocks retiring each year, this is a constantly changing collection that appreciates in value and meaning and grows in mystique and allure over time. Sid Dickens' work is produced by a group of 30 young emerging artists in a studio space in Vancouver, Canada. Each Memory Blocks is hand poured hydrostone plaster, all tiles are hand painted (the Iron Series requires 3 coats), silver and gold leafing is done by hand, and finally the Memory Blocks are hand stained. We consider each read more