Marian Kihogo – Gold Fairy by Hormazd Narielwalla. 2011 Paper Collage by Hormazd Narielwalla. Courtesy & Coyright: Hormazd Narielwalla.

There are those who are just special and truly so. Artist Hormazd Narielwalla belongs to that small sect of people.

At the St Martins Lane and Marian Kihogo for Mariankihogo 2nd anniversary dinner, artist Hormazd Narielwalla presented me with this surprise art piece.

This paper collage sees the artist continue in his exploration of positive and negative space.

He explained that the collage, which employs off-cuts (from tailoring patterns discarded onto the cutters workroom floor) is a depiction of me as a gold fairy. I am forever intrigued by how his work takes patterns out of its usual context.

I cannot thank Hormazd Narielwalla enough for this wonderful 2nd anniversary gift. I am particularly intrigued by the skirt of the dress which is the coming together of pattern remnants. My eye is also continually drawn to my profile and my back. Each time I look at the collage (which has pride of place in my abode) I am taken to the memories of that anniversary night.

Please read more on the piece and inspiration on it here.

See his first and second collages of me.

Explore the work of the artist in residence at Saville Row’s Dege & Skinner here.