Each Seed A Sunflower Each Milkyway a Star Each Man Illumination, published in 1975. It was Billy Jones's first published poetry and artwork compilation.
Each Seed A Sunflower Each Milkyway a Star Each Man Illumination, published 1975.
Illustration and poem published in Each Seed A Sunflower Each Milkyway a Star Each Man Illumination, 1975 by Whole Australian Catalogue Publications PTY, LTD.
Front cover of Cup Full of River, published in 1978 by Makar Press. It was Jones's second published work. Cup Full of River was one a Jones's smallest works and consists of eleven poems with one illustrations.
Inside cover of Cup Full of River with dedication to Friar Library and black and white line illustration.
Holocaust at Mary Smokes, published by Hale & Iremonger in 1993 and was the fourth of Jones's nine published works. This work was one of his first major publications as well as one of the most important compilations in understanding him and his early career.
Sample illustration of Redheads matchbox and poem from Jones's Holocaust at Mary Smokes.
Holocaust at Mary Smokes
Flora and fauna were prominent themes throughout Jones's work. This is a detailed black and white illustration of flora in a vase on a mat.
The Blue Chair was Billy Jones's first published chapbook and fifth published poetry compilation. It was published in 1987 by Fling Poetry.
Front Cover of Back Pocket Poems, Billy Jones's second published poetry chapbook and his sixth published compilation. Published in 1988 by Fling Poetry.
Illustration of a frog on a water tap published in Back Pocket Poems, 1988.
Illustration of a frog on a water tap, differing slightly from the previously displayed image. Published in Back Pocket Poems.
Depiction of a snake alongside the poem. Back Pocket Poems, 1988.
Cover of Jet Lag published in 1993 by Angus & Robertson. This was Jones's seventh published work.
Wren Lines was Jones's eighth published compilation and features a selection of poems from all of his previously published works. It was published in 2006 by Soi 3 Modern Poets.
This illustration was taken My Unshackled Hands, 1979 and republished within Wren Lines, 2006. It features two illustrations of birds and is featured alongside the poem "Peep, Peep, Peep".
Illustration was originally published in My Unshackled Hands (1979). It depicts a flower, possibly inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh.
Water taps are illustrations present drawn throughout all of Billy Jones's work. They are present in his first published works, chapbooks and his last published work, Crazy Bone. The image of a water tap is constant with Jones's stark portrayal of the everyday; his simplistic lifestyle.
Flora and fauna are also a recurring illustration with Jones's work. The are a strong influence and inspiration for him, again, reflecting his lifestyle and the nature surrounding him. They are also illustrations of uniquely Australian flora and fauna.
Line and dot drawing of a wild fruit and tree.
Here Jones illustrates the organic inseparable from the inorganic. This notion is demonstrated consistently throughout Jones's work and is a reflection of his lifestyle; a connection with nature and the universe.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
This illustration is Jones's personal view of nature with the title 'Dreamtime...' aptly describing the subject.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983. Sex, sexuality and sexual imagery are all prevalent themes within Jones's work and are consistent throughout the entire breadth of his published and unpublished works.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983. Alongside illustrations of plants, trees and flowers, birds are a defining feature of Jones's work.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983 published in Wren Lines, 2006.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983. This is a comprehensive line and dot illustration depicting a candle and its glow radiating outwards. It also features the opening of a flower at the base of the candle.
Untitled Illustration from Holocaust at Mary Smokes, 1983.
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