08 Jul Studio Tidying part 2
My project to tidy and de clutter my studio is going well. Though there still seems a lot to do it feels a lot clearer now. The next jobs are going through all my bits of paper and clearing some of them out. This is...
07 Jul Birds for Cornwall
I've made a couple of new works that have flown down to Cornwall for the Summer. They are part of The Ripple Effect, the latest exhibition at The Byre Gallery, click here for full details. The exhibition opens on 18 July. If you're down in Cornwall...
06 Jul Japanese Paper
I'm a bit of a stationery freak so I made sure to research the best stationery shops in Tokyo before I went. One of which is Ito-Ya. I went to their main shop in Ginza. It was truly amazing, 6 floors of stationery heaven. I spent...
01 Jul tidying my studio
I work from home, which is many ways is really great. No commute, I can work in my pj's etc. And mostly I love it, but sometimes my work takes over (or feels like it). I sometimes feel like I can't breath and think. This...
29 Jun Faces from Japan
Following from my previous posts (here and here) about faces that are inspiring me. I'm still waiting for the way I'm going to use them in my work is going to come out. At the moment the ideas are buzzing around and I know at...
24 Jun There is life above
I'd forgotten about this piece, which is a terrible thing as it's so lovely. It's cut from one of my favourite maps of the Swiss Alps. I love the colours and the ethereal quality of the map. This inspired me to cut some delicate alpine...
23 Jun Lemurs the most endangered species
Lemurs have been named as the world's most endangered vertebrates. The destruction of their habitat on Madagascar is leading to their rapid decline. They are only found in the wild on Madagascar which is why their future is so uncertain. I also read an article about...
19 Jun The Forest of Possibility – workshop in Skipton
I went on an adventure last Saturday to Skipton, in North Yorkshire to run a workshop as part of The Forest of Possibility exhibition. The exhibition is touring the region until August, next stop Thirsk in August where I'll also be doing a workshop. Here are...
18 Jun Avant, Ici, Maintenant – exhibition in Limoges
I'm really excited to say that my work, On a Secret Mission, is included in the exhibition - Avant, Ici, Maintenant. The exhibition is about the work of Non Sans Raison. If you remember I designed the Free Bird plates for them (click here to read...
16 Jun Ortolan Bunting
Something new I've been working on. It's a collage with paint and pencil. The start of something new perhaps? We shall see I've got more ideas buzzing in my head so we shall see where they go. ...