SING with Pat McDonald!

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).

Sculpture selected for 169th RWA Open!

I am really pleased that one of my Trojan Horse sculptures, Shielding III, has been selected for this years RWA Open exhibition. It is a wonderful boost to my tentative efforts at starting up my art practice again after all that has happened.

This was the first one of several Trojan Horses I've made recently. It is glazed stoneware clay and measures 23 x 32 x 10 cms.

Stephen John Brooking - Sculptor and Teacher (among many other things..) 1956 - 2021

I wanted to start off my blog again by showing you some of Stephens artwork. He very rarely exhibited his ceramics and other work but he was an amazing sculptor as well as an excellent art tutor. He was also a dear, dear man whom I miss every day. As I start my own practice again after a long break, I am using some of his tools and materials. I feel like he is encouraging me and telling me that I can do it, even though he is not physically here to consult or guide me. 

Stephen was also good at making things on the wheel and I have lots of bowls and dishes which I use all the time some of which are pictured also.

                                                           

 

 

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...

Video by Good on Paper Magazine

Good on Paper Magazine have just released this short video....

https://www.facebook.com/GoodOnPaperStroud/videos/1772050796342077/

Close to home...

I have work at two local venues this month...

StoryKeepers and Rabbitmen are going to be on show during an exciting evening event curated by the Good on Paper magazine as part of the Stroud Fringe Festival. 

On my Facebook page I have posted info about the other local artists who will be there (their work looks amazing).

And

Dotty O'Bracket and friends are in the Letter as Art printmaking exhibition at the Museum in the Park, Stroud. The PV is on Sunday 7th August at 5pm. During the day I am helping to run a 'drop in' family workshop which should be fun. The university have lent us some fabulous large wooden letterpress type to print/play with...