Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing,
it doesn’t work.
Bob Dylan Chronicles vol 1 2004 p121
...every time you perform a song, it's gotta come up
like you never heard it before.
Joni Mitchell Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe 2017 p141
Even though these two creators are primarily musicians as opposed to visual artists, their descriptions of the creative process resonate with me and serve to introduce
the purpose of this project.
This website comprises sixty one pages of images and text
that document and describe my work from 1970 to 2024. The pages also include fourteen essays that focus on subjects such as creativity, music, genealogy and my personal history. These pages can be accessed through the button:
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.
Illustrated buttons (below) connect to images of the work.
Descriptive text buttons link to information about the work.
Magenta text links to related information that is of interest.
it doesn’t work.
Bob Dylan Chronicles vol 1 2004 p121
...every time you perform a song, it's gotta come up
like you never heard it before.
Joni Mitchell Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe 2017 p141
Even though these two creators are primarily musicians as opposed to visual artists, their descriptions of the creative process resonate with me and serve to introduce
the purpose of this project.
This website comprises sixty one pages of images and text
that document and describe my work from 1970 to 2024. The pages also include fourteen essays that focus on subjects such as creativity, music, genealogy and my personal history. These pages can be accessed through the button:
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.
Illustrated buttons (below) connect to images of the work.
Descriptive text buttons link to information about the work.
Magenta text links to related information that is of interest.
But first I need to explain the choice of the photograph above.
At the Hackney Archives, I found a copy of the Clarnico sweet factory's Specialties List (1906) that includes the image of the box-making shop where my great grandfather, foreman, John Maycock (circled), is pictured wearing a bow tie and standing the back of the workshop.
The introduction to the Specialties List includes:
"We think it probable that the conditions under which our sweets are made may be of interest to our friends and have embraced this opportunity to include some illustrations of our manufacturing departments".
I like this statement, so presumed to appropriate its spirit thus:
I think it possible that the conditions under which my work has been made may be of interest so have included information about how and why each series of works developed, and also
where each finished work has been exhibited.
The introduction to the Specialties List includes:
"We think it probable that the conditions under which our sweets are made may be of interest to our friends and have embraced this opportunity to include some illustrations of our manufacturing departments".
I like this statement, so presumed to appropriate its spirit thus:
I think it possible that the conditions under which my work has been made may be of interest so have included information about how and why each series of works developed, and also
where each finished work has been exhibited.
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Below Tangled up in Blue', one of seven small drawings made from 2022 to 2024.
They result from my interest in playing and maintaining guitars. And, part from how they sound and feel, when grouped, guitar forms generate interesting negative spaces.
I find that to be appealing.
Other drawings in this series can be found at:
works on paper
When at the page, use the left arrow to see
the most recent work.
They result from my interest in playing and maintaining guitars. And, part from how they sound and feel, when grouped, guitar forms generate interesting negative spaces.
I find that to be appealing.
Other drawings in this series can be found at:
works on paper
When at the page, use the left arrow to see
the most recent work.
This website is still updated regularly. If you have questions or comments about any aspect of my work...
bryan maycock 2026 ©
