Bonus Vogue points for the fash/speak: Camo Glam Sport Luxe.... with a Leopard print trim.
Read MoreLucent Visor: #superloveit
Yes, we are making hats now
Read MoreFrocktails 2015; DIY DVF
I love this dress. I really do. Its a great dress. I studied DVF's which is all about the column of graphic print plus bare skin (sexy older skin)
Read MorePortrait of Caroline V
It's so, so pretty
Read MoreMaking; Theatre Of War
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
Read MoreFeb/March/2015: recent work & the body mask
From one encounter, years ago, with an image in a book published decades before, a documentary about mid 20th century Papua New Guinea, I became fascinated by the concept of one particular kind of mask.
Read MoreArt shop. Get some here:
Yo, art fans, in response to many requests, selected artworks from a recent commission are now for sale to the public as limited edition prints on canvas & paper! The "Pop tribal PNG" artworks were conceived as commercial prints and are therefor available at low cost in both standard and custom dimensions; affordable art!
Read MoreNew work August 2014
Working working working making making making. It's been a full one year since this my website has been online & the work that has been generated by the simple task of collating & publishing a post every two weeks or so is amazing, to me.
This post is few words & all studio progress photos. Behold:
Read MoreGranny Corner: minor artiness, sewing Anima Missoni and Instalove
Granny Corner, thank heavens for Granny and the Corner. I've never called anyone Granny before, except for me, I'm my own bloody Granny when it comes to making that's not artyness. I repair to my womanly occupations when the going gets confused/lost/tired/uninspired or seethingly bitter and twisted and kinda stalled, in my studio. I've been liking it here a lot over here for a few months now.
Read MoreColourful, decorative, abstract (art) panels and PNG Commission.
I recently submitted a proposal for "Colourful Decorative Abstract Panels", to suit a specific client brief. The commission would involve producing several large-ish panels for the public areas of a new residential development...The designs for this are along a similar vein to another commission I undertook for a project in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, two years ago...
Read MoreGranny Corner: Me Made May '14 WEEK FOUR!
Huzzah. The last week of the fantastic Me Made May and hasnt it been fun? I made some lovely new friends, Instagram matchmaking of lady sewists around the world!
Read MoreMini sculpture gallery; chapter 4: diorama/gallery/backdrop/display/set
Time to bring all the bits I've made together: the diorama/gallery style displays and the maquette/mini sculptures. Results!
Read MoreMini sculpture gallery; chapter 3: mini timber sculptures
THIS chapter is about making the jolly little balsa wood sculpture pieces to inhabit my dioramas. And this is a really interesting chapter too.
Read MoreMini sculpture gallery; chapter 2: dioramas
Dioramas are uncharted territory for me, but from the beginning of my research for this project, I've been amazed at the creative possibilities of this whole subject and amazed that I haven't investigated it before. There is so much in this!
Read MoreMini sculpture gallery; making maquettes & diorama project
Maquettes - models of sculptures - are great. Mini sculptures, what's not to love?
I have this idea to make mini sculpture galleries. I'll tell you all about it, just look at the pretty pictures below and read on. It's really interesting, promise! ...
Read MoreMy Little I. M. Pei. Progress
Arrgh, these eye glasses! It's all about the eye glasses now & I get the feeling that they're just not meant to be soooo hard. Must, must, must make them work! Can't I just find some little teeny Le Corbusier glasses ferchrissake??....
Read MorePainted 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!
Read MoreMy Little I. M. Pei - customised MLP!
Still in progress of this series of three customised My Little Pony, is My Little I. M. Pei.
He is bald, of course, but wears a natty suit & signature glasses.
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My Little Bob Dylan - customised MLP!
The first pony to be customized in this series of three, is My Little Bob Dylan.
Read MoreMy Little Artworker Pony - customised MLP!
The second completed piece in this series of three. Me! Hilarious!
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