open studios

Come visit me in studio 6 of the Porter Brook Studios. I'll be there friday 5.30pm - 9pm, and saturday 11am - 4pm - I'm galavanting off to London so will miss the last hour - other studios open until 5pm.

clare woods

Clare Woods show at The Hepworth Wakefield was the inspiration for my weekend workshop in the galleries learning studios. Families created a walk through landscape, with drawing, mark making and vinyl collage. The results were fabulous and I'm repeating the workshop on the 10th and 11th of December 2011, its free and drop-in (11am - 4pm) so do come along.

norway

never mind

On the train to Doncaster I eavesdropped into a conversation between a young couple seated behind me. They were obviously in their getting to know you stage, and she shared her troubles with the police when she was younger, resulting in 60 hours community service from the courts. Apparently the victim wasn't hurt badly, only an inch cut to his neck and she hadn't done it. She told of her childhood, how her mother would leave her for days at a time with hardly anything to eat, how one time she had survived for four days on a packet of biscuits. Her tone was bright and chatty while imparting this devastating information.

The train pulled into Doncaster and as they got up out of their seats her companion said, 'Never mind love, life goes on'. I stole my first look at them, and watched as she stood there blinking. He then went on to comment on how easy it was to get to Frenchgate from the station, and she agreed.

sculpture

For The Hepworth Wakefield I'm inventing and delivering workshops for early years, primary and secondary and also running drop-in sessions for families. These images are from my recent drop-in weekend, which will be repeated throughout the summer. Families are invited to create sculptures and drawings in response to the collection in the galleries and landscaped grounds beyond. I've got amazing images of children proudly showing off their work but sadly can't post them as I've not got permission from those involved. Enjoy!

the hepworth wakefield

Hello Hepworth! Opening this weekend and its gonna be PACKED. I'll be leading activities in the learning studios with the creative practitioner team. All hands on deck! We can't wait to get started after months of talking, planning and sourcing materials...

new elgin