08 Feb Upcycling
I picked this up at Merci, when I was in Paris before Christmas and had completely forgotten about it until I was sorting out some papers at the weekend. I thought it was rather fitting...
27 Jan Elevate
Last year I was invited to take part in the Elevate Project, organised by Kelly Salchow MacArthur. She sent the same poster to a number of artists and designers to alter it in any way they saw fit.Here are some of my favouritesAnd here is...
19 Jan Down in the tube station you can find inspiration
I was in St John's Wood tube station the other night waiting for tube and I saw theseI just love the way the layers of old posters have been ripped off to reveal the black background. The second image is a bit blurry but the...
15 Jan London Art Fair
I will be exhibiting once again at the London Art Fair with Jaggedart, stand G46.In celebration of that I thought I would show you some new work that I've been making since Christmas. Some of which will be at the London Art Fair. They are...
11 Jan A different view of my birds
I worked on a commission before Christmas and thought I'd share some photos that I took, looking through it to show how the birds stand away from the backing and how the shadows are created.Here are a couple of the birds from the usual direction....
06 Jan New Year New Birds
The Christmas/New Year period has been a bit hectic for me, with commissions to finish, commissions to start and work to get ready for exhibitions, so somehow this is my first post in a while.With all this new work to create it was time to...
10 Dec Mexican Bird
I didn't buy so much when I was in Mexico, but I did by this chap from the flea market, I just couldn't resist and it was only 50 pesos (about £2.50). I am getting him framed up along with my other bird prints and...
07 Dec Settle
I recently went to this lovely pop up shop Settle, its open until 7 December (should have blogged about this earlier). I discovered the work of Helen Minns there.Here are some cards I bought from her. I love her use of texture, pattern and colour...
05 Dec Sketch books
I was tidying out one of my cupboards recently and came across some old sketch books. They were from my last year at college. Looking at them takes me straight back to that time, they are very raw and full of passion and energy and very...
28 Nov Artists who inspire me – louise Bourgeois
I went to see the Louise Bourgeois fabric drawing exhibition at the new Hauser and Wirth space in London. If you have an opportunity to go, do it, it was the most inspiring show that I have seen in a long time, the works were...