Sally Titterington

May 31, 2014

Manchester Ltd.

Film: Sally Titterington Music: Mark Cockburn

A Love Poem to Manchester, once known as 'The Workshop of the World'.

I love the story of the scientific research, led by Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, being carried out at Manchester University, on graphite and the discovery of Graphene. The term “Friday evening experiment” was used to describe a set of off beat, interest driven experiments but cunningly disguised the actual amount of work required to get any results.

Could this super material Graphene reignite Manchester and bring back the passion of Integrity and Industry, the city's motto.

http://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/story/

Giclée print on archive paper © Sally Titterington 2014

The Wild Unicorn

Genetic engineering is an ancient idea. Manchester's crest is of the lion and the unicorn with the motto 'Integrity and Industry'. A Biblical Beast, the Old Testament, book of Job, 'The body of a horse, the mane and tail of a lion, beard of a goat with cloven hooves'. My Wild Unicorn crosses the bridge to enter Salford for a 24/7 party SFTOC Sounds From the Other City, Salford's biggest annual music and arty party, started in 2005.
'SFTOC itself is the truest representation of what Manchester music is today'.
NME

Birds in the Bush

Giclée print on archive paper © Sally Titterington 2014

A Bird Told Me...
Birds of a feather flock together.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The birds were flown.
The Bird must flighter that flies with one wing.
There's nothing a bird likes more than the sound of it's own voice.

Giclée print on archive paper © Sally Titterington 2014

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Giclée print on archive paper © Sally Titterington 2014

Lorilie le Sade

Sleeps on the train floor after an exhausting day running through fields of wheat and flowers.

Lorilie is a 'Galpos' Spanish hunting dog. S

he was badly abused in Spain, as once the Galpos are finished hunting they are of no use and can experience cruelty, by being beaten and starved. So, she has come to live in England and she is loved and cherished. She is so sweet and gentle, and she is my mews. She's got to know me and I love it when we meet she comes up to me and nudges my leg with her nose, in a way that's saying hello it's really good to see you, I like you.

Damson

Damson is her house sister, she's from an East End dog racers but she was not very good at racing, couldn't be bothered and was given away without being brutalised. Damson is not the brightest button in the box however, she has a great sense of humor and if your jokes are good and entertaining she gets up on her hind legs and paws you. It's almost like she's saying 'Oh say that again, I love that joke'. She has thick grey fur that reminds me of a koala bear's coat and when she eats she shows her true racing skills, she really does wolf it up.

I sketched her on a gridded sketch pad paper and scanned the image in. I spent hours in photoshop removing each line and square but quite liked just a few remaining on her face and neck. My friend who owns her and Lorilie was concerned as it looks like a muzzle and she reminded me of the cruelty the dogs can endure.

Lorilie le Sade and Damson sleeping on the train floor after an exhausting day running through fields of wheat and flowers.