Roy Glaister,
from Traubert’s Heath, began producing likenesses of celebrities from used pocket
tissues around 10 years ago. In that time, he has ‘done’ subjects as diverse as
Bruce Willis and Vin Diesel.
Each of his
works requires around 1,000 tissues and can take anything up to 40 minutes to
produce, with Roy utilising a combination of tissues, sticky tape and coloured
pencils to create his uncannily lifelike renditions.
“Used
tissues are easy to come by and easy to work with,” said the 44-year-old artist
from his studio. “I save up my own and ask friends and neighbours to save
theirs, too.
“I’m always crawling
around, hunting for tissues under the seats when I’m on the bus. The other
passengers must think I’m bonkers!”
To celebrate
a decade of his work, Roy has decided to take on a much bigger project, which
will see him create a full-size model of Lady Gaga from an old Morris Minor and
a jar of mustard.
“The car has
been in the garage for ages, just mouldering away, so I thought why not put it
to good use?” said Roy.
“The
similarity between car and singer is obvious – what with the arrangement of the
headlights and everything – so it’s just a question of a nip and a tuck. And
the mustard, of course.”
Froghill
District Council has already agreed to display the completed artwork, which
should be finished by Tuesday, in the Meadows Shopping Centre.
Do we know what kind and brand of mustard Mr Glaister intends to use? I have, myself, been considering a similar project with Ollie Gunner Solshar, the perhaps not quite so soon now to be confirmed manager of Man U, as the subject.
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