Minette Dogilewski
Guidance Notes for Letterpress Printing with Dog Tags
Isle of Wight Contemporary Craft Group, QuayCrafts were commissioned to create a piece of work inspired by the stories of the Isle of Wight Rifles and their role in Gallipoli during the First World War.
Researching the museum at Carisbrooke Castle and their collection of artefacts from WW1 and the IOW Rifles.
Research interests
War Memorials - Since there were more than 4000 men from the IOW who enlisted in WW1 and the IOW Rifles; focusing the research on the village or town where the children/students live would be a good starting point. Men who lived in the town or village, who were killed in Gallipoli or Palestine; their names appearing on the village or town war memorial.
I decided to use the village I live in as the key point of reference and to see if there were any men from the village who were in the IOW Rifles and among the names listed on the village war memorial. There were eight men from Bembridge whose names appear on the war memorial in the village next to the church.
'Dog Tags' Looking into the history of how 'dog tags' evolved and were used in WW1 was interesting. The history of how these evolved from the mid 1800's to their use in the first world war was of interest to me and gave me a sense of connection with the men who are remembered on the war memorial in the village and where and when they died.
WW1 Poets and Writers. Using the poem ‘ 1914 The Soldier (Part V) by Rupert Brooke in a transparency overlapping other images, creating layers of thought and making connections to the overall subject of WW1, Gallipoli and the IOW men who fought in the war, introducing into the pages a connection between all the men who were killed during WW1, no matter where they died.
Maps of Gallipoli
Techniques - Mono print, letterpress stamps, photocopies
Materials - Thick card, poster paint, twine