And then there were eight...

I still want to make 2 more Rabbitmen but I'm not sure they'll be sculpted and fired and a mould made before Christmas now... We'll see... Maybe...

Rabbitmen at the Liberty store in London

I have some artwork in an exhibition at the Liberty store in London all this month. My sister took this photo for me when she was shopping there a few days ago...

Fringe Festival Event

Just a few photos of  the amazing event at St. Lawrence's Church, Stroud, organised by the Good on Paper Magazine team. Such a wonderful space...

StoryKeepers for the Affordable Art Fair, Battersea

http://affordableartfair.com/battersea/art-under-500/directors-picks/

There is a StoryKeeper on the adverts for the Affordable Art Fair, Battersea!!! I have been busy making some more for The Drugstore Gallery to take along next week.
My daughter took these photos recently as the paint was drying. (I think these might be the last ones I make of the design on the right).

RWA Bristol interview.


Just a quickie...

Last year I was lucky enough to win a prize in the RWA Open Exhibition and recieved coaching (relating to my art practice) from the lovely Alex Moate of New Creations Coaching.

The RWA Bristol recently interviewed me for their Behind the Scenes Blog. Click below to read it...

 

As we open submissions for 163 Annual Open Exhibition we chat to winner of the New Creations Coaching Award: Kate Williamson



  

 

New Rabbitmen

At last I have got around to taking photographs of my 3 new Rabbitmen. The one with his hands on his head is modeled on my youngest brother. (There is also one with his hands behind his back and one with hands clasped in front.) So now there are 6 different poses altogether.

They look as confused as ever...

These new ones are also in an edition of 25 and are currently on their first outing (at the AAF Hampstead).

Recent Graduates Exhibition at the Affordable Art Fair

A selection of my work was on show at the Recent Graduates Showcase at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea. I dropped my stuff off on Monday and was persuaded to return for the PV on Wednesday evening. It was REALLY busy. 

A huge space at the entrance to the Fair is given over to the Graduate Exhibition. The Rabbitmen were displayed differently, again (see below) and the Frog Prince was on a plinth right in the middle of the room. Birdbabies and StoryKeepers were also on show.

Thousands of people will see my work over the next few days which is great but it's really made me think about a lot of things, particularly about the presentation of artwork. There was SO much good art on show in the gallery spaces (mostly really reasonably priced) all competing for visitors attention. 

 



A child ran off with the Frog Prince's crown over the weekend. He looks even more forlorn without it, in this photo taken by the fair organisers. Little did I know at the PV that the Frog Prince would soon no longer be mine. He's going to live in Scotland. Not in a castle but in a very large house.

 

 

RWA OPEN EXHIBITION - Coaching Emerging Artist Award

The Rabbitmen were selected for the RWA Annual Open Exhibition and I attended the PV this afternoon. I left it to the curators as to how the figures were installed and they arranged them on several small shelves at head height and above. I was quite surprised although I don't know why really. So far everyone has organised them differently (and that freedom to group them in various ways is part of the work). Looking up at them feels quite odd to me (as well as being a very unforgiving vantage point!). Interesting though.

 I was also lucky enough to be awarded one of the prizes. 'The New Creations Coaching Emerging Artists Award'. My prize is £240 worth of creative consulting with a company called New Creations Coaching. I'm looking forward to finding out whats involved. I think it will be really useful to me at the moment. Stephen snapped this photo with his phone as I was recieving my prize.

I will have to go back to and have another look at the exhibition. I noticed work of some particular favourite artists of mine, including Nicola Bealing and Kerry Phippen but it was very crowded (as PVs should be) and I'd like to have a good look round when it's quieter.

The View Gallery Student Exhibition

The catalogue is now available to look at online. There is some amazing work. The winner will be announced at the Private View next Thursday. Wish me luck...

                                                   

The Rabbitmen are in Crafts magazine....

advertising the Synecdoche exhibition in London! It felt amazing opening my copy and seeing them there.

Yesterday I packed up and delivered the artwork which is going in the exhibition next week. My contrbution is all very rabbitty. Accompanying the herd of rabbitmen is the original rabbitman collagraph and the Rabbit Suit for Mr Messerschmidt. The exhibition is being organised and curated by fellow students from UWE and I'm taking my turn at invigilating next Saturday. So if you're in London next week do pop in to the Embassy Tea Rooms, Union St, SE1.