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10,000 Matchsticks. A Tribute to John Walker

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Tribute 2 - John Walker
Inventor of the matchstick

The second in my series of typographic tributes. This time it is for the inventor of the modern day matchstick, John Walker. Over a few months, I created this piece using 10,000 matchsticks. Of course, I had to set it alight too.

While Walker was preparing a lighting mixture on one occasion, a match which had been dipped in it took fire by an accidental friction upon the hearth. He at once appreciated the practical value of the discovery, and started making friction matches. 


tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
100 x 100 = 10,000. That's a a lot of matchsticks. I bought 223 boxes of matchsticks containing 45 matchsticks in each. To my surprise, it wasn't too expensive at only 87 cents per box of 10. Total price was just over $19
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
Sunday night, on a beach in Port Melbourne
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
tribure matchsticks 10000 thomas pavitte typographic sculpture match Matches john walker Contour relief
10,000 Matchsticks. A Tribute to John Walker
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10,000 Matchsticks. A Tribute to John Walker

The second in my series of typographic tributes. This time it is for the inventor of the modern day matchstick, John Walker. Over a few months, I Read More

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