An ode to Coventry City
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Manifold meanderings into making
An ode to Coventry City
Read MoreMaking tropical coral reef-inspired microcosms
Read MoreThis is the little star of the Wild Wonder show in December. This little guy is in fact the poster boy, as you may have surmised. I used to quill birds of paradise when I was younger. Like most of my first attempts at art, they have been lost through time and lack of care.…
Read MoreCelebrating 70 years of the NHS.
Read MoreAnother abstract moment headed to Warwickshire Open Studios this year. I decided to inject some ‘cuties’ in this one. These inked bug-like things are emerging in my subconscious, as I listen to nature-related topics on the radio while I’m working. I have been listening to this dystopian drama on the BBC, called ‘Forest 404’. Somehow…
Read MoreI have continued the gastronomic theme and sharing this today. This one’s an odd one, but it is slowly growing on me. A gauche creation that I’m still trying to figure out. I added a touch of gold watercolour – ‘savoury’. The ‘pinks’ and ‘yellow’ are the saccharine elements. The iridiscent sequins complete the arrangement.
Read MoreThought about mixing pleated papers with coiled and ‘bendy’ ones. The juxtaposition of these two methods was the starting point. Then it became about how the papers cast subtle colourful shadows on the support. Played with several ‘arrangements’ and finally decided on this offering, which reminds me of restaurant food. So my inner gastronome is…
Read MoreSpring is here! And I have been busy making new works for an upcoming exhibit called Warwickshire Open Studios. It’s based on my hometown here at Coventry where artists open up their studios for some ‘art fix’ for everyone. This is my first time joining, so I am anticipating it with equal measures of positive…
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