I'm doing a workshop! As part of the Forest of Possibility exhibition which is making it's way to the Craven Museum in Skipton, I'll be running a paper cutting workshop. It's a 2 hour workshop and it takes place on 13 June. It for any one 8...
This is the final piece that is in the Mersey Maritime exhibition (click here for details). It's called 'On The Docks'. It is a Bee Eater and it's had enough so it's heading off to warmer climes, which is why it found it's way to the...
Oops I saw this exhibition at the end of April and totally forgot to post about it. The exhibition was only on for a very short time but I'm very glad I got to see it. I love the paintings, they are a fabulous mixture of the...
I first made this piece about 2 years ago, but it was never quite right, I spent a lot of time looking at it wondering what wasn't working and recently I realised exactly what need to change and now I'm happy. It's funny how sometimes...
I have to confess that I'm a bit obsessed by wall paper patterns and have always used them in my work. This is one of my favourites. I made it 3 years ago but had never got it photographed properly, so it was a bout time...
I was commissioned by Jorge Canete (read all about the exhibition I did with him here) to make 10 dragonflies to celebrate his 10 years as an interior designer (see his website here). Each dragonfly has a different quote from a philosopher. The dragonflies are made from...
And here is part 2...
I'm not quite sure why I haven't had my work photographed framed before. Ok the odd piece in an exhibition but never the properly in my studio. So I decided to make amends for this a few weeks ago. And here are the results (part...
This piece was made for the First Cut exhibition in Manchester. It was inspired by a William Morris pattern, with my own additions. The is an historic rivalry between Manchester and Liverpool yet also a lot of collaboration. I love the way the 2 cities look,...
My new piece ‘Singing the leaving of Liverpool’ was created for the exhibition Mersey Maritime at the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool. The exhibition is to celebrate the 175th birthday of Cunard Line that was based in Liverpool. For some reason I had this song by Elvis...