Month: October 2017
Just…this…feeling a bit lost today , one of my much loved sheep Kevin died yesterday…they take a little piece of me with them when they go…but only because they bring so much to my life whilst they are here. 💙💙💙
Ink version…of my rabbit girl. This narrative explored the idea that we take the place of our pets in order to experience our treatment of them…which is often based on love but not always ideal….
Untitled sketch….
Mermaid tears…acrylic on canvas about a grey seal called UGG who was rescued by divers from her fishing line necklace..
Just listening to the news discussing the near extinction of song birds in java ..this body of work was in response to the trapping of wild birds for the pet trade . . . . .
The pair to ‘ reservoir of disease’ is ‘absolute power’
Reservoir of disease…acrylic on canvas recently found a new home…
Another bird human..part of a wordless narrative exploring the sense of captivity…real or imagined charcoal and ink on paper . . . . .
Bird! . . . . . #darknarrative #humananimal #fineart #authorialillustration #birdman #contemoprarypainting
‘what we sow’ from ovids poem Acteaon …2014 100cm sq
Experimental painting workshop with our wonderful 1st years…. . . . . . #cornwallcollege #bahons #contemporarycreativepractice
Staying with the dark narrative ‘by any means necessary’ one of a series of painting made for my MA Show at @falmouthuni in 2014 as I walked around the complex relationships between humans and animals .
From the timeless diary of an Edwardian lady- R L Stevenson the vagabond….
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Todays workshop at #cornwallcollege will be working with paper…to create 3d sculptural heads …these are some birds based on the same technique made a few years ago :)
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Todays workshop at #cornwallcollege will be working with paper…to create 3d sculptural heads …these are some birds based on the same technique made a few years ago :)
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We have been making lots of casts this week…leaves being the most exciting, here are a few snippets :)
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So pleased with this cast of a Cormorant skull :)
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Last one before I head off back to my studio…wire drawing over cast beach finds from Barmouth :)
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Mixed media cormorant, wire drawing with cast of a found skull….
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