A hatchet painted head to handle: a freckled face with a wide open mouth spans the blade, and purple flowers on a yellow ground run down the shaft into a red grip with a yellow butt.

The hatchet mounted on a white wall, seen at an angle so the painted face on the blade catches the light and the purple flowers run away down the handle.

Detail of the handle: purple flowers with green centres on a yellow ground, running from the red collar down towards the grip, with the painted face cropped at the left edge.

Hatchet

2025

A working hatchet painted end to end. The face on the blade is caught mid-scream and cropped by the bevel; the handle it is attached to is decorated like something you would hang on a wall.

Year: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on hatchet
Dimensions: 38 × 14 cm
Location: Studio