A recent project related to developing a work in response to the topic ‘The Decade: 2006 to 2016’. I have based the work on the cycle of the Chinese Zodiac (from the Ai Wei Wei sculptures) with 2006 as the Year of the Dog and 2016 as the Year of the Monkey. I have drawn on many recent initiatives for this, including use of Photoshop to treat create a suitable base set of image, techniques such as layering with drafting film and use of acrylic transfers to create an aged and worn patina. These three images should be viewed as a triptych. The images reflect my interest in the works of artists such as David Noonan (with his use of found images) and Thornton Walker (for both his use of found images and sense of drama and narrative that attends his work).