Published 24. March 2010 at 6:47 pm - No Comments
I carry a sketchbook all the time and draw anything that catches my eye. The drawings act as a reminder of what was seen. I use a variety of media: pencil, gel pens, biro or aquatone sticks to record colour as they are easy to carry around. These are not finished drawings and I never worry about what...
Published 25. March 2010 at 4:55 pm - No Comments
Working with unfired clay and using a naked flame to mark the surface as well as decorating with non ceramic materials allowed me to view the clay as purely a material and free it from its associated steriotypical possibilities. This work is a memorial for the people of Darfur. It was inspired by two...
Published 28. March 2010 at 11:58 pm - No Comments
These images were achieved by drawing in response to the movement at a dance performance. To make the photo grams I placed drawings under photographic paper and exposed them for no longer than five seconds. The drawings were from my daughter’s dance show two years ago. I then took these exposed...
Published 12. July 2011 at 12:27 pm - No Comments
Working in more traditional ways: hand building and throwing but always the surface is of most interest.
Published 22. March 2010 at 8:20 pm - One Comment
I design and deliver visual arts projects for children, young people and adults. These projects have included drawing, painting, mixed media collage with textiles, spray painting, print making and constructing with clay. I view the teaching and facilitating of art as a collaborative exchange both...
Published 24. March 2010 at 12:04 pm - One Comment
I am fascinated with how paint as a material can express an idea when its expressive qualities are worked and exploited until I feel a connection with the subject again. The starting point may be sad or bad but the painting’s execution can produce a thing of beauty where the sheer enjoyment and...
Published 23. March 2010 at 7:59 pm - No Comments
Our fingerprints are the first marks that we make and we continue to leave them everywhere we go throughout our lives. At an early age we learn to use pencils and leave other marks. These first scribbles were important to us: they were dogs running, houses or family members and our imagination filled...
A drawing can be successful for me if there is no time lapse between what I have seen and what marks are made. It is virtually liquid thought…
Working with unfired clay and using a naked flame to mark the surface as well as decorating with non ceramic materials allowed me to view the clay as purely a material and free it from its associated steriotypical possibilities. This work is a memorial for the people of Darfur. It was inspired by two Kadaru
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