WORKSHOP - Sea Monsters, Drop in at the Rotunda

A very busy day running Drop In activities at the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough, the theme for the day was sea monsters, there were quite a few amazing creations throughout the day...  I'm including several images on my blog for people from yesterday's sessions to look at, there were loads more sea monsters made that I didn't manage to photograph due to the busy nature of the day... sorry if I've missed anybody's work out :-)

    

     

            

  

     

PRESS - BBC Radio Kent

I was invited to appear on BBC Radio Kent today talking about my Tureen Heads. The topic being discussed on the show was hoarding or decluttering and the lady presenter - Erika North had bought two of my heads from a Gallery in Margate... She was telling everyone about them and how she would never part with them. You can listen to the show on iPlayer for the next 28 days... Here's the link:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03h6h99#play

There's a lovely introduction to my heads by Erika at 7.5 minutes in and then I appear at 1hr 8 minutes in...

WORKSHOP - 'Going Potty' at Scarborough Art Gallery

A lovely little ceramic workshop in Scarborough Art Gallery yesterday. We spent the day making handmade mugs... here's a small selection.

 

 

WORKSHOP - Billions of Buttons

Looking forward to running this upcoming workshop at York Art Gallery, it's bookable only so if you're interested in coming along get in touch and book a place in advance

DRAWINGS - Experiments into Psychic Art

This drawing just blew my mind a little, I've been experimenting with psychic drawing and tonight I drew this image at the back of a full room of people. I put pen to paper having no idea of what would come out and then this little chap appeared, I felt his name was Robert and that he was a builder. I was also very drawn to a chap in the room who I thought this drawing was connected to... I approach the gentleman that I think this man is connected to at the end of the session, as he is leaving. I ask him if he can take the name Robert on the spirit side, he seems doubtful and says to me ‘not really’… Gah, thinking I am wrong on the name I show him my drawing instead, straight away he says ‘I know who that is! he only died a few months ago’, Wow I think… I carry on with the other bit of information that I have, I’m not sure if he was a builder I say. ‘He was’ he tells me, ‘we worked on quite a few jobs together’… Great! two out of three I think… But his name was not Robert I ask?, ‘it was’ he tells me… What!? I thought you said you didn’t know a Robert! ‘We all called him Bob but his name was Robert’… and he looked like that? I ask in disbelief… ‘Yes!’ he replies, ‘I’ve been thinking about him a bit recently, he died 5 months ago’, oh… well he just wanted to say a little hello to you I say. Thank you he says to me, clearly slightly taken aback himself. I'm not quite sure what to make of this experience... making me question lots!

WORKSHOP - Birds for the Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend

I really enjoyed running some workshops with the Art Club at Scarborough Museums Trust this weekend. Some lovely watercolour birds were produced, as well as some super drawings in other mediums. It's quite a big age difference with the Art Group so it's interesting to see how the little ones push themselves. This timed in nicely for the Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend.

  

  

DRAWING - RIP Terry Wogan

Ahh... Tezza! Pity! Sent him a postcard of my drawing of him once, wonder if he ever received it and was duly flattered 😂

PORCELAIN SANDWICH - Trip to Texas

I've just been sent a couple of images of one of my Porcelain Sandwiches which has found its way over to Texas! Ha ha... the best part of this project has been seeing the images that folks have sent in of the sandwiches in their new environments :-) 

 

UPCOMING - Christmas 2015

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2016, may it bring fun, happiness and spiritual growth....

OUT & ABOUT - Hey Clay

Hey Clay this weekend! A great idea to get folks started with the rather addictive medium of clay... Lovely to see the Crafts Council using the image of my Curious Curiosities tiger jars too ile emoticon

STUDIO - An Empty Crescent Arts Ceramics Studio

Spent the past five years pondering from this spot in my studio at Crescent Arts in Scarborough... Some good times and some of the worst! Packed up now and ready to move on and to hand over the space to the next resident artist...

WORKSHOP - Ceramic Trinket Boxes

A ceramics workshop slab-building trinket boxes with the Saturday morning Art Club group at Scarborough Museums Trust. They're collecting the finished work today...

OUT AND ABOUT - Thackray Medical Museum

Had a lovely day trip to the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds last week, what an incredible museum with a huge presence and collection... Amazing! The building is fascinating as it used to be an old workhouse, the scale of the building is really imposing and it was odd wondering around thinking about the past uses. The collection houses an amazing room full of ceramic apothecary jars known as the Wilson collection... I spent ages there looking at the smallest details on some of the jars, these were all produced between the 1500 - 1800s.

EVENT - Platform Open, Morphets of Harrogate

Very pleased to hear that all three Tureen Heads sold at the Platform Open at Morphets in Harrogate, great to see the show was a huge success... Well done Heidi Donohoe on your new venture!

   

EVENT - York Art Gallery Handling Collection

Some of my Gove busts have gone into the handling collection at York Art Gallery, I love this little drawing made by a visitor to the gallery of one of the busts 😀