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Photoshoot – sculpture in the spotlight
It has been a pretty exciting week, finishing my pieces and anticipating Photoshoot Day – the thought of having my sculpture being the centre of attention for a moment (albeit just a click moment) has felt rather good. I’ve made six small pieces ready for Winterlude, curated and organised by Art Connections who are […]
Preview Night – Fired, Drawn & Painted
I’m looking forward to this one. Do you go to Previews? I keep hearing so many mixed thoughts on previews in general. Personally I like them – both as an artist, and as a visitor. Having made new work, organised and hung an exhibition, there’s a feeling of excitement and anticipation – a pride […]
The Legend of John Barleycorn
I’m watching the swallows fly over the field above my workshop, skimming the top of the golden barley, swooping and rising in undulating flight and then returning to the sheds to feed their second brood, of two hungry youngsters. There is a sound of light clicking and cracking, it is quite distinct from the […]
Stone Carving Course – Autumn
If you fancy trying your hand at a little stone-carving, the place to go this Autumn is Lastingham, in North Yorkshire. It is a beautiful, and inspiring, location on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park. There are plenty places to stay in the village, or nearby if you wanted to […]
Stone Carving Workshop – Hawes
On Sunday I went over to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes to run a Stone Carving Workshop. It is a lovely venue, the site used to be the railway station for the small town of Hawes and the museum holds a fascinating collection telling the story of the Dales people and landscape. The […]
Demonstration Day in Helmsley
Lots of artists began their demonstrations around Helmsley on Saturday, and I had a beautiful spot on the little road leading to Helmsley Castle and the Walled Garden – Duncombe Sawmills very kindly gave permission for me to set up in their show area (thankyou!). I was next to Caroline Riley, who was sketching, […]
Off to the beach!
Do you rush and splash and launch right in, or tippy-toe like me? As a special treat yesterday afternoon, I went to Runswick Bay to swim in the sea. The tide was in and the sea smooth and calm, it was hot. I walked out and by the time the water was just above […]
Small Burrowing Mammal
… with short dark fur, popularly supposed (from the smallness of its eyes) to be blind. Did you guess what it was from the description? Mole – carved in Soapstone Of course there is so much more to a Mole than that, not least its huge and powerful front limbs – perfectly designed for […]
Wondrous Animals
Fables and folklore surrounding the Unicorn have long beguiled humankind, and certainly fascinated me. With their flowing white manes and long, curly horn and association with the moon they are the very symbol of purity and legendary for protecting their owner from poisoning. A beautiful and haunting beast, and an enchanting image for my […]
National Exhibition of Wildlife Art
Earlier in the week I drove down to the lovely little village of Waverton in Cheshire with stone sculpture in the passenger seat and footwell. It was ‘delivery of works’ day for the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art – the organisers then make selections from all the submissions for the exhibition. I’ve just learned […]