Thursday 4 September 2014

Anyone going to Barbados?

Lucky you if you are off to Barbados for a holiday, but if not, perhaps the next best thing would be a flag like this, all made of the stamps of Barbados!  What a colourful flag it is, originally adopted in 1966 when the island became independent. Its colours represent the blue of the ocean and the golden sands  of Barbados with the broken trident in the centre, taken from the original colonial badge.  I was commissioned  to make this  Barbados flag stamp collage as a Christmas present and will be getting some canvas prints made from the design too.  I've really enjoyed putting it together, sourcing suitable stamps to conjure up the atmosphere of the island. I've including stamps with flowers, fish and birds of Barbados, coral reefs, blue skies and some of the famous landmarks and, of course, cricket, lovely cricket!

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