'New Zealand Odyssey', published in 1989 by Heinemann, was authored by me, Don Donovan (who did the text and illustrations) and Euan Sarginson, who did the photography and design. In this series of blog posts, I will publish some of my drawings.
The New Zealander's capacity to recycle imaginatively was encapsulated in this enchanting mailbox by the roadside at Tophouse on the road to Nelson.
On a tree stump rests the remains of a 'Diabolo' 50 gallon pump (which in itself is a piece of functional sculpture); on top of that a horizontal oil drum, and beside all a standard US-type mailbox. The word 'MAIL', which indicates that the occupier takes the Nelson Mail newspaper, somehow appears back to front. Don't ask me how or why, I can't remember, I did this drawing in 1988.
© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz
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