Tuesday 30 December 2014

Tobacco Factory

I will be returning with moon calendars to the Tobacco Factory Sunday Market, Bristol on the 11th January

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
shiva moon xmas eve

Monday 29 December 2014

  Tradition in Bude, Kernow is to go for a swim on Christmas Day...!! Hope you All had a lovely festive time!



Wednesday 26 November 2014

Moon Calendar

I've made Moon Calendars for 2015. I like to follow the moons phases it helps me feel connected.
They are available in Brixi, Brixton Market, London.  I'll have a stall at the Tobacco Factory Bristol this Sunday 14th, 21st and Victoria Park Bristol Christmas Market 13th December so see you there!



Monday 24 November 2014

Exhib update

The opening of the Out of the Box exhibition went really well, here a few pics. I have some new dioramas on show inspired by my trip to India.It's at No Format Gallery, Woolwich, London...exhibit on until 22nd Dec...



Tuesday 11 November 2014

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Wedding Commission

I love doing commissions, it gives me the opportunity to make something extra personal and special... I was asked to include the couple, the words and date. I really enjoyed making it and love how it turned out.



Saturday 1 November 2014

postcard from India


this is a postcard i sent from india to my mum.... it's a pen and ink drawing I did up in the mountains of the Western Ghats, in Kodaikanal. There were wild Bison up there...majestic beasts...you really don't want to get in the way of one of these amazing animals... they are huge! I like the stamps :) 

Thursday 9 October 2014

Friday 3 October 2014

cassetteboy

Ah Finally Cameron actually saying what he really means. 
This is too funny not to share.
Cassette Boy is a legend...his other work is pretty good too.
Also, have you seen  THE TREWS...you might like it! And this RT

Wednesday 1 October 2014

old skool

  I'm really enjoying working in a new medium...new to me anyway...Tempera painting is pretty much as old as you can get, and this is probably why I love it so much...like with etching I get a feeling of being connected to past traditions. I've been experimenting with my own found pigments in nature...chalk, mud, blackberries, charcoal but also bought some fine ground pigments from Cornellison & Son in London...an art shop founded in 1855.




work in progress

Tuesday 23 September 2014

positive action




it was good to be part of this...but it feels so overwhelming and urgent to make the changes now...what to do... ? Positive thoughts and positive action... Listen to Emma Thompsons speech on the day quoting Desmond Tutu... I think this gives us some guidance...We have the power to make the changes we need to, we need to demand that these big companies clean up their act  , the technology is there to create a cleaner future   ... and look at these photos of the people of the world coming together   

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Dead Men

Sam Astley is a musician, guitarist, producer and frontman to Penny Orchids. He also produces music for film,  and his recent project  'Back Issue' won first prize at Danny Boyles' Shuffle Short Film Festival.
He asked me to create a film as a backdrop to DEAD MEN: Short Stories in Music at Lime Wharf, London. The film was used to inspire improvised instrumental music played live to an audience. I enjoy experimenting with moving images, the awe and wonder of nature captured in a moment, the simple beauty of the natural world and our relationship with it. Sometimes I think life or time is like a movie that can be broken down into frames...and along the way we do our own edit.
Here are a few pictures from the eve... mostly photos whilst setting up... more to come...


 


Angel

I really enjoy working on different creative projects.  Tom and I made these wings for a music video -  Feather Clever - The Telescreens watch here...! 




Friday 1 August 2014

PoPs



A recent discovery! This is my Dad, the photographs were taken in the late 70's...I think he must have been about 20 years old.
He's currently making his last ever batch of hand made tattoo machines, if you want one... quick click batwing ...

Wednesday 28 May 2014

Fringe Arts Bath

 Here are a few pictures from the show I exhibited at in Bath... also some of the Art that caught my eye... well worth a visit if you've not been yet.
'summer'  Erin MacAirt ( etching, wood, mirror work )
'Act II' Erin MacAirt  (etching, wood, mirror work)

Out of the Box

Alex Blakey
performance art...yes he is gaffa taped to the floor...!
details from an exhib celebrating the Book
Helen Lord, wall painting
 Holy Souls, an installation by alldaybreakfast, the waiting room
Holy Souls, an installation by alldaybreakfast.  Eerie, atmospheric Lynch-esque!
The Day is the Dream of the Night