pre 2018
2017, 2016, 2105, 2014, 2013, all the way back
Et In Arcadia Ego (Wiseman's Lament) 1.7x1.9m. Acrylic, oil paint, pastels, polyurethane lacquer, gilded 2mm plastic tubing, brassed steel pins on canvas.
I put together a booklet style presentation to accompany the exhibition about the processes that went into creating the works on canvas
Read MoreThe very air we breathe. 505x505mm deep edge canvas
Gold thread embroidery on painted canvas landscape.
Read MoreFemida H. She is my close and very dear friend and I made this portrait for her 50th birthday present. We met as neighbours in London (hello, NW3) and she is an incredibly kind & loyal friend, and a gracious & generous woman. I hope I've done something nice for her here.
Read MoreSo its week two and nary a problem with wearing self-made gear...and I've been quite surprised at how many of my clothes I do make myself. I just don't prioritise my self made gear & I am beginning to see that the clothes I make myself more accurately portray me as me & they are something to be proud of. They are often my more adventurous tops, pants and dresses, things I need to make because I cant find them out there or they just strike me as being a happy combination of fabric, design and purpose.
Read MoreSo I need a new handy bag, for the carrying around of my laptop. And I have taken a fancy to one in the style of a "well-known-fashion-house". Of course I'm going to make it myself! Sheesh! But I'll do mine the artworker way: labour intensive custom stencil pattern & embroidery, yay. And that's before I even make the bag!
It's a very simple design and I'm most certainly not the first woman to hanker after one of
these handy bags...
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