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Brisons Veor art residency
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In April I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to experience Brisons Veor again, a creative retreat at Priest Cove, Cape Cornwall. Invited by fellow artist Sarah Roberts we explored the coastline & our creative practices resulting in some interesting ideas to develop further over the coming months.
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Inspired by RUST
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One of the things which inspire my work is RUST! I thought I would share a few images & also mention a new studio on the horizon. -
#100daysofbeachfinds
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Another #100dayproject just completed! This time my theme was #100daysofbeachfinds incorporating a beach walk/clean to collect the source material then a daily drawing of some of those finds. Man-made & natural items combined to create a collection of postcard sized images. -
2023 - A year of development
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A look back at what we got up to during 2023 in the gallery & around Cornwall. An enjoyable year of exploring new ideas. -
Experimental painting course at Newlyn School of Art
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I have recently completed a really inspiring course of experimental painting with artist Dan Pyne at the Newlyn School of Art. Exploring surface textures, paint effects & unique surfaces with alternative materials has given me a plethora of new ideas! I am looking forward to creating new artwork incorporating some of these techniques. -
Barbara Hepworth sketchbook course
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After a three day course with Hilary Jean Gibson, through the St Ives School of Painting, I created a sketchbook of observations made at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden. Here I am sharing some of the pages & ideas. -
SERENDIPITOUS EXHIBITION
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May has already been a busy month with the introduction of the new jewellery collection to our gallery, Back Road Artworks & to the website. T... -
Sharing my design process
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I thought I would document my design process for a new collection of jewellery which has been several years in the making. Creating the 'master' patterns from metal which will be reproduced using the lost wax casting process. -
The Heligan oak project 'The Lightening Dancer'
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The oak project or 'Lightening Dancer' is a project I worked on with artist James Eddy at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. This involved the creation of over 500 copper oak leaves which are now on permanent display in the Stewards House within the garden. -
A day in the life of a metalworker
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A link to 'A day in the life of a metalworker' article by photographer Rick Davy who visited my St Ives garden studio in December last year. Beautiful images created on film for the @cornishlives project. -
Mark making with natural objects
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In October we continued with the #365dailycreate project with some mark making with natural objects. Diluted ink was applied with various found objects made into 'brushes'. -
The #365dailycreate project continues…
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I am continuing with the #365dailycreate project this year with new prompts for each month.
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