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This is about Amy Winehouse, the singer. The title evolved as the embroidery progressed and was chosen because it is a beautiful love song. The fish at the top is royal and was worked over a vintage cloth of Buckingham Palace; it is a coelacanth, which is a rare creature thought extinct but, like Ms Winehouse, was a wonderful discovery. People with truly jazz voices are also rare. They are both remarkable and nothing else rivals them for their distinct and beautiful qualities.
At the bottom there is a portrait of the singer linked by the scales of the fish which turn into a yellow anteater on top of a crown. Some space invaders arrived and an orange figure pushes up to the palace. Royal fish, singing royalty and regal colour. This piece was made slowly and collaged elements were difficult to combine until I let go of my colour inhibitions. 2007.

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