NEWS - AA2A Residency, Harrogate College

I've been selected to be an artist in residence at Harrogate school of Art & Design for the next six months. This is through the AA2A scheme. I'm looking forward to spending time there using the facilities and interacting with the students and staff. Will be starting next week after half term. I shall be blogging about my time on the AA2A Dotbiz site...

http://aa2a.biz/

DRAWINGS - Trout

I'm fascinated with the Victorian glass bow fronted cases housing collections of heavily varnished fish. They have a darkness and eeriness which I am drawn to. Something to ponder for the future.

EVENT - Harrogate College Artist Talk

Great day today at Harrogate College... My talk was well received. What a lovely bunch!

Harrogate College 17/10/12

EVENT - artULTS & Study Day

I was involved with two events this week organised by Scarborough Museums Trust as part of their Big Draw programme. artULTS took place at Crescent Arts and saw printmaking and ceramics workshops and demonstrations. The Study day took place in the eduction room at Woodend, items from the collection were made available to the general public to draw. The star of the show was George the Giant Tortoise... I've scanned an article from the Scarborough News with more fascinating facts about George.

 

artULTS, Crescent Arts.

Transporting George, SMT Study Day.

OUT & ABOUT - Cyril's Arrival

Cyril - My new buddy.

Cyril's house.

Had the quickest scoot around the craft fair in the library today, nothing much that caught my attention except for the needle felt work of Ann Creasey and in particular this little fella... I seem to have taken an instant shine to him and found myself unable to leave him on the table. He's definitely coming to a good home where he will be loved - 'Nice one Cyril'

INSPIRATION - Meissen Dog

Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present) | Bolognese dog | ca. 1733

This amazing piece of ceramics was posted on facebook by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Wowsers! It's fab, I'm very inspired by this piece... looks like I'll be further researching 18th Century Meissen.

OUT & ABOUT - Working in the Woodend Wonderland

Jade and the Giant Tortoise.

Artist Jade Montserrat and myself spent a day in Scarborough Museum Trusts stores last week. This was in preparation for a study day that will be run by the trust on Tuesday 16th October as part of their Big Draw activities. They have asked us to be on hand to offer artistic guidance.

http://scarboroughmuseumstrust.org.uk/our-venues/art-gallery/events/98-study-day.html