This is the fourth image in my grid of six and is of more shells. These shells were collected on the beach at Dawlish Warren, Devon, a couple of summers ago. The excitement for me was to find a couple of tiny cowrie shells. When we were children these were one...
The Tapestry was finally finished last month and displayed at St Michael's Church in town over two weekends. It is truly splendid and a real tribute to the organisers, participants and Macclesfield. It is wonderfully bright and colourful, yet the restricted...
Three little squares now complete. This one is bits and pieces I picked up in Scotland. The stones I found on the bank of a river flowing into Loch Ness and the feather on a walk nearby. I have used the same techniques as for the other two and I am still...
I actually finished this a while ago and I have no idea why I didn't get round to posting it. So here it is. I love this and I am pleased with where it sits on the grid with the shells. I know what is going in the next square; some things I picked up on my holiday...
Jodrell Bank has been running a project to create a community quilt inspired by the celestial marvels that have been discovered. This is to help mark 80 years of discovery, exploration, and connection with the universe at the site...
I just had a lovely weekend in Liverpool, the city where I went to University. I wandered around old and new places and visited the Metropolitan Cathedral, where I did some drawing. The cathedral was somewhere I used to go and sit and the inside is truly...
I have just done 3 days of painting at Bullclough Art School . Earlier in the year I decided I wanted to learn something new and have been interested in trying oils. I signed up for a course at Bullclough with a tutor called Tom Voyce. It was excellent. The...
This is the second pair of Lino cuts of la Gomera. I really like the overlay of these especially after clearing a bit more background. This pair is definitely ready to try on higher quality paper with some colour on the background. I had a little play the other...
I have been messing about with Lino, trying to find some inspiration. On my hols last year in La Gomera I got a bit obsessed by shadows on the walls and thought I might be able to do something with them. A couple of months ago decided I had better start...
Lucie from the dolls house gallery ( www.thedollshouseartgallery.co.uk) has created a new exhibition in Macclesfield town centre. Outside the visitor information centre there are two phone boxes, which for sometime have hosted art works. This month Lucie...