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We were partying yesterday,  with the big reveal of our finished animals.  And they were all finished! My last concern had been that we'd run out of time and everyone would feel a sense of anti-climax. But no, there was a lovely atmosphere in the final session as...

The animals are really taking shape now. They dried beautifully overnight which makes them a lot easier to work on. We have quite a wilful fox and a big bruiser of a Highland cow, amongst others. The fat little pig now has nostrils and we have some beautiful blue...

Well, yesterday was a very busy day. This was the critical one, as everyone needed to attach the heads and legs they'd made to the bodies and start making them look like actual animals. The attaching is usually pretty straightforward, once they've had overnight to...

Well, me and Bob have had a great day here in the big house at Glenthorne.  After a splendid breakfast,  we all gathered in the studio and I initiated the group into the gentle art of papier mac It's always nice showing people how to tear paper with the grain...

So here's me and Bob, finally installed at Glenthorne and ready to start my papier mache course tomorrow. We've unpacked and got the room set up and have just met up with all the students. We've got a nice mixture of animals to make- a pig, a Highland cow, a fox, a...

Well I'm feeling pretty damn pleased with myself.  As I'm going to be away teaching in Grasmere next week, I've gone and got ahead of myself with planning for next term's weekly classes at All Saints.  Regular readers (in my dreams) will know that this term is...

I've had a little flurry of commissions lately which has meant the opportunity to spend some concentrated time in my studio.  After lots of summer skiving, trying to chase down what little sunshine we've had, it's been really enjoyable to get back into a 'work'...

After more than 2 years, Covid finally caught up with me last week.  I felt quite put out at being ejected from the 'never had Covid' club but I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later.  Having had all my jabs, I was fortunate to only have a couple of days...

Introducing the 01625 Gallery - Macclesfield's newest (and second smallest) art venue.  I was delighted to be asked by Lucie Fitzpatrick, brains behind The Dolls House Art Gallery, to be the first artist to exhibit at her new venture which re-purposes the classic...