In 2017 Furr created a series of monoprints in four different colour ways for sale at the Art Car Boot Fair in London. "I have always found Joe Orton -the playwright- a fascinating character. He was quite rebellious. With his partner Kenneth Halliwell he used to visually alter insipid book covers at Islington library for fun and put them back on the shelves. I liked this idea of turning the mundane on its head.

I read that Leonie Orton, Joe's sister published a book about her memories of Joe and this was a memory from the book... "And then there was the cake. Joe appeared from the kitchenette holding aloft a plate in the middle of which sat a battenberg. He was parading in front of us, holding the plate like an exhibit at an auction. Turning the plate around he began to elucidate on it's wonderful so magical qualities; the pink and yellowness of the sponge and the precision of the marzipan. They both agreed it was as perfect as a cake could be. To me it was just an ordinary factory produced Lyons Battenberg but they were discussing it like it was a work of art." I have since found out through my sister that Battenberg was my father’s favourite cake too.

To me a Battenberg is as valid a subject as Durer's grass in 'The Great Piece of Turf' To me this is 'The Great Piece of Cake' Maybe I am a singular connoisseur of ordinariness as I find beauty in the mundane and put it on a pedestal.

I also think pastel yellow and pink is a winning combination." - Christian Furr 2017