1000 Aeroplanes began when I bought a copy of Airplanes of the World by Douglas Rolfe from a charity shop. I also bought a book about Flyfishing Lures, so had things gone the other way this could easily have been about that. I began tippexing over the original drawings, doing one or two whenever I felt like it, until my first summer break in 2023, when I decided I would amend every illustration in the book. It took about three months, maybe a little bit more, and I experienced it as an exercise in accessing my unconscious mind.  By the end all the channels were open. I felt like Jim Woodring's character Frank when his head splits into two and he has about twelve eyes. Later I turned some of the ideas into sculptures, but they worked best as a group of drawings.

The drawings are divided into alphabetical order, with a page for each letter. Roll over the images and click on the letter to enter the directory.