Twelve days into a new year – a good, constructive start so far, keeping busy with sorting stuff in boxes and adapting to no longer having a studio space to go to. I spent a couple of hours in a […]
I live in Keynsham, between the two arts and cultural cities of Bath and Bristol. If I were to create a set of cards, prints, posters, etc with KEYNSHAM printed across them, do I need permission from the local authority […]
I went for a walk this morning with the intention of taking photos using my phone. I was thinking of exploring textures, and I started off doing that, taking lots of photos of walls and floors. Then I found myself […]
I arrived here 2 days ago, and am starting to feel more settled in my Airbnb. Mainly at first I’ve needed to sort out shopping etc, where to shop, and finding my way around. I’ve reorganised the rooms slightly. It’s […]
I set up my own DIY residency in Chania, Crete, during Jan-Feb 2025. This blog describes my early thoughts and inspirations, and how I developed ideas into final work for a gallery show. Since then I have continued with the blog, as a basis for development of new work.
My Boldbrush art contest entries for January are selected from my Skye Skies in soft pastels collection, and also feature in the Winter Skies virtual exhibition which is running this month. I’d be delighted if you’d vote for one or all of […]
It has been a few months since my last blog and to be honest I haven’t been in my studio a great deal due to other work and illness. Nevertheless when I am I continue to play with recycled packaging, […]
After months of research and development focused on glazes made from kaolin (1) and materials sourced from local wetland and woodland sites impacted by climate damage, I had thirty small wheel-thrown, ceramic pieces ready to be passed on to Josh […]
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In January last year, I wrote this post about an impending studio move: ‘There’s no doubt that the ongoing uncertainty has been disruptive and affected my work output. But my resolution for 2024, though very hard to do, is to […]
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This has become a useful habit I think, looking back over the year and thinking about what has worked and what hasn’t. Then making sure my plans follow that through. Compared to other years, I think I have done […]
