In December 2017 I finished a commission that began around 5 months ago.
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artworking; November 2017
November got away from me
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artworking
October 2017
artworking; October 2017
This is going to take a while
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Gilded lace skirt
of dreams
Gilded lace skirt
I've gilded a lot of surfaces over the decades and lace is one of them, but I've never made a garment with it before.
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Artworking: May 2017
Diversification
Read MoreEt In Arcadia Ego (Wiseman's Lament) 1.7x1.9m. Acrylic, oil paint, pastels, polyurethane lacquer, gilded 2mm plastic tubing, brassed steel pins on canvas.
"Inscapes" works on canvas booklet of the making process
I put together a booklet style presentation to accompany the exhibition about the processes that went into creating the works on canvas
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Unmasking: memory and transience
New work. "The body mask; a sculpturally elegant, totemic, vessel-like form. Speaking of the masks that define and protect us. Viewers engage with the work, creating meaning, through their own associations and memories." True or false? You be the judge...
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This then this then this.
Its not often I can track a piece from start to finish because I never really know the moment when something starts or when it finishes, but here we are
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Gilding a canvas
Tutorial: gilding a canvas
Wondering how to gild with imitation gold leaf? Here I'll take you through gilding a canvas, ready for use as the base/background for an artwork...
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Painted portrait on gilded canvas
Making a picture on a gilded canvas base,
Sounds promising...everything looks better with gold, I've always thought. It's just so shiny. Apologies for the portrait subject content. Yes yes, me again. This one's a present for my Mum's 70th birthday. And if I'm going to do this kind of thing, of course I'm gonna choose the most flattering pictures ever! Sheesh!
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Decorative screens.
Many screens have I made, many. There is something irresistible about screens and they always seem to be necessary, just to have. Sure they're handy as room dividers, but to be honest, I've rarely seen them actually used specifically for that purpose. Screens are, in my experience, primarily a decorative accessory and unique one-offs, extremely customisable;
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