I went to see Lisa O’Neill, an Irish folk (and so much more) singer at St Georges in Bristol last month. I booked the tickets on the strength of one song heard by chance on the radio- a rare occurrence for me. When I arrived, it seemed lots of others had done the same,…
It snowed. In March. Almost unheard of in the warmer and wet South West. I spent a few minutes watching it float down from our small, awkwardly shaped patch of sky, out the back, between the rooves, chimneys and drain pipes. White on white. Actually grey on grey. The more I looked, the more…
There are 3 chances to see me and my work this Spring around the UK. First stop is the Paper-Ink-Print Festival at The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South London between the 17th and 19th March. Then, in close succession, I’ll be at Printfest in the Lake District between the 28th and 30th April…
It wasn’t much of a sunrise, truth be told. I walked out along the coast path, hoping for a spectacle, or even a moment of…something, against the implication of the grey blanket of cloud. I reached the field I love the most. Somehow the camber, the line and roll of it warms my heart,…
In winter, though the quantity of the light is small, I try to appreciate the quality of the light. Watery, oh so soft, diffused, horizontal. The pink blush of a frosty morning. Unless I wake at 4 or 5am, I don’t get to see this rare, ephemeral light in Summer. So, in Winter, I…
I had a day of white and light. Near enough to Imbolc, the light starting to seep in at the edges of each day. The beginning of the beginning of Spring. The time of a little hope. The day had been predicted- a full array of heart gladdening yellow suns at every hour on…
Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South West London has already amassed a formidable reputation for quality art fairs and festivals via it’s annual Spring and Autumn art fairs, and now it’s created the first ‘Paper-Ink-Print Festival’ to celebrate, and give a platform to, all things that involve paper and ink- prints, paper making, art…
I prefer the solstice as a marker myself. I like the connection between us and the light, that is the focus of winter solstice. It makes me think of the ancient peoples who built all those strange and wonderful and perfectly logical calendars in the land- Stone Henge, Avebury, New Grange. Taking those shards…
I’m excited to announce that I’m collaborating with Spike Print Studio in Bristol to lead a 3 week online course- ‘Kick Start your Mark-making Mojo’ in February and March. Each Monday afternoon session will be between 1.30pm and 3pm and we’ll be covering hand-printing at home, exploring stamps and stencils and botanical printing. All…
Catch it quick! This week long exhibition of 44AD associate artists (of which I have just become a member) opens on 14th January and runs through until 21st. Featuring work based on the word Fossil, this is a wide ranging exhibition in a beautiful building just off the famous Abbey Square in Bath. I…