Studio Diary #1

Studio Diary #1

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...
What I did During Covid…

What I did During Covid…

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...
01625 Gallery

01625 Gallery

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...
Introducing Molly, the papier mâché cat

Introducing Molly, the papier mâché cat

Following on from my trials with the narrowboat, Molly here was also a bit of a new departure for me, being close to life size.  This meant giving her eyes, or she would have looked really creepy!  (Go on, admit it, you’ve never noticed that my smaller animals...
Messing around with boats

Messing around with boats

Because a lot of my papier mâché commissions are surprise presents for people, I often have to wait for the Big Reveal before I can say much about them or show any pictures. Thus it was with the narrowboat Cleddau here, commissioned for an, ahem,...