20 Apr Spring Break is over
My spring break is over and it feels good to be back. I'm feeling a little rusty though, so it might take me a little while to get back in to the swing of things. The first thing I want to share is my new piece, 'We...
30 Mar Spring Break
I'm taking a break from blogging for a couple of weeks to enjoy the Easter break and have a bit of R & R. I'll be back in mid April with lots of exciting news. cx...
26 Mar Dove
Time doth work what no man knoweth, Time doth us the subject prove, With time still affection groweth To the faithful turtledove. Sir Philip Sidney There is a myth that doves are eternally faithful and if their mate dies they will only drink after dark so they can't see their...
25 Mar Swallow
He comes, he comes, who loves to hear Soft sunny hours and seasons fair The swallow hither comes for rest His sable wing and snowy breast. The swallow is almost universally seen as the herald of Spring. The above poem is from a song that children on Island of...
24 Mar Recent commissions
A few recent commissions I've worked on...
20 Mar Owl
Yet we drove their ranks before us, ere the fall of eventide, As we closed in, an owl flew o'er us and the gods were on our side. The Wasps by Aristophanes The Ancient Greeks considered the site of an owl and a good omen. If they saw...
19 Mar Eagle
There is a myth that eagles can look directly at the sun without blinking. The female eagles make their young look at the sun and if they can't do it they were not considered real eagles and were thrown out of the nest. Nay if thou be that...
18 Mar Raven
How is it with you ravens, whence are you come With gory beak at the dawning of day? You lodged last night I ween [suppose] Where you knew the corpses were lying This comes from an old Viking song. The raven was worshipped and revered by the Vikings, it...
17 Mar Wren
Here's my lovely little wren. You can see him framed up and looking gorgeous above. He is cut from a map of Mount Kilimanjaro. I love the way he looks like he has a ruff. The inspiration for this piece came from the quote He that hurs...
16 Mar Forming Words – Clotworthy House
I'm happy to say I have some work in the exhibition, Forming Words, which is taking place at Clotworthy House, in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The exhibition runs from 10 March to 10 May. Unfortunately there isn't much information online about the exhibition but you can...