I Saw the most amazing taxidermy exhibition last weekend. Darwin's Menagerie at the antiques emporium Jamb (click here to read more). It is by the taxidermy artists Sinke and van Tongeren. It's only on until 30 October so if you can go now it is...
Here are the rest of my photos from Frieze. Did you make it this year? Leave me a comment with your favourite artwork, I'd love to know. [caption id="attachment_2676" align="alignnone" width="767"] You can't beat Snoopy. Is it just me or is he everywhere at the moment?[/caption] [caption...
How does Frieze always catch me by surprise? Every year it suddenly appears from no where. I think I am an autumn denialist (is that a word?), I just don't want to believe autumn is with us. Though the weather has been so warm here...
Being able to say I work at the V&A is like a dream come true. I was asked to cover some workshops a year or so ago by the super talented Sarah Brigland. Sarah had originally been asked by the V&A to devise a workshop for...
I had been wanting to go and see the ceramic poppies at the Tower of London for ages and this weekend I finally got round to it. It was worth the trip, it is amazing and very moving. The installation marks the 100 years since...
I'm a bit behind with my posts this week, I had my brother and family staying at the weekend so there was no time for writing blog posts. It's really nice to be a tourist in your own city sometimes. I find it easy to get...
One of the most nerve wracking things is shipping work. Will arrive in one piece, will it arrive at all. All you can do is obsessively pack the piece and pray to the shipping Gods that they will arrange for your work to be delivered...
Dave Conrey of Fresh Rag (click here) recently posted a piece about artists not buying other artists work that really affected me. They complain about not selling enough but then they're not buying other artists work. I am definitely guilty as charged. I can here...
I recently wrote about the pinning process (click here to read) but there is a step in between the cutting of the birds and the pinning of them. And that is the arranging of the birds. This bit can be the hardest part or it...
Do you have a favourite pen type? I do in fact I have several though they do evolve I generally stick with the same ones. For drawing I like Faber Castell PITT artist pen in S and XS. Though I have recently discovered Pigma Micron pens so they...