I have been going through some of my piles of old work and sketchbooks and came across some paper stencil screen prints of an exuberant naked lady which I did quite some time ago (10years?) But something made me think she was in need of some Big Red Knickers - so I gave her some (made from tissue paper). Now I'm thinking I want to make more with different background... and maybe different knickers...
I recently finished these two rather snooty looking gentlemen. Their bodies are made from vintage wooden shoe trees and the heads are high-fired porcelain. I have a big box of vintage shoe trees (thanks to Stephen) so expect to see a few more 'shoe people' turning up on here...
Just thought I'd show you this bust I made for my daughter last Christmas. I only got around to photographing it today. I can remember that it took ages to stick the shells on. It was really tricky getting them to fit together in a pleasing way. I actually made the porcelain head itself years ago and it only took me about 6 years or so to decide what to do with it...!
Before Stephen got too ill, we used to sit at the kitchen table and make stuff out of clay. It was a distraction from everything that was going on at the time. I got a bit obsessed with making Trojan horses. Here are a few more which I made at that time. They were fired for me by the lovely Dawn at Stroud Pottery.
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| Stoneware with oxides (30 x 28 x 10 cms) |
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| Terracotta earthenware with oxides (29 x30 x8 cms) |
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| Glazed Stoneware (22 x 28 x 8 cms) |
I finished these little chaps the other day. I made the heads ages ago but only recently had an idea what to do with them.
They are about 28cms tall. The heads are high-fired porcelain, the bodies are vintage shoe stretchers plus buttons, washers, carpet tacks, reclaimed wood, icing nozzles... and they wobble slightly when moved which is fun (because small shoe trees/stretchers like these are made with sprung steel).
I have just been visiting my lovely friend Pat Mcdonald and I took the opportunity to photograph a little artist's book which I gave her for her birthday a couple of months ago. I forgot to do it at the time. She was quite unwell earlier this year but she always found that being near the sea made her feel so much better. And she does love to sing!
It's like my other little accordian folded books, SWIM and Ladies of Twose (see posts in May 2016) in that it is made using collagraph prints and hand coloured elements. The book is about 12.5cms x 11cms when closed (66cms opened out).
