STUDIO - Webb-Ellis

Enjoyable to have the lovely Webb-Ellis in my studio recently testing out ideas for their forthcoming workshops. They are working on a couple of pilgrimages and a film in conjunction with Susan Hillier and the Nunnery Gallery and Crescent Arts. 

WORKSHOPS - Fossil Festival, Rotunda Museum

Had a fun weekend on the beach running workshops for the #yorksfossilfest Some amazing sand scupture creatures were created and we even had top paleontologist Dean Lomax building a replica of a plesiousaur fossil. I'm still recovering from sunburn and muscle ache!

 

   

   

       

        

INSPIRATION - Naked Trump

I'm loving these naked Trumps which have popped up in New York and a few other major US cities. 

The job of conceptualizing and creating the statues fell to a man who goes by the name “Ginger,” a Las Vegas-based artist. Ginger has said that he has a long history of designing monsters for haunted houses and horror movies. He spent up to 25 hours each week working on the statues since they were commissioned in April'. He used 300 pounds of clay and silicone to create the statues and said 'the candidate’s mouth ended up being his biggest sculpting challenge'

OUT & ABOUT - Aura Photo (Kirlian)

Had my aura photo taken yesterday... #KirlianPhotography Very Exciting!

WORKSHOPS - Festival of Archaeology

I'll be running coil pot making workshops outside the Rotunda Museum this weekend as part of the Festival of Archaeology. This looks like a great event so pop down if you are in the area....   

OUT & ABOUT - Norwegian Bands

Loving the colours of these Norwegian Marching bands I happened upon on the beach... you never know what you're going to come across on Scarborough beach!

  

OUT & ABOUT - Morris Dancers

I spied some of these Morris Dancers from my studio window.... Great colours and outfits...

OUT & ABOUT - Band Leader

I can't resist a band leader! 

EXHIBITION - Work, Space, Pressure

I've just received the exhibition brochure for the Work, Space, Pressure exhibition which is currently on at the University of Essex. It's an interestingly curated mix of artists and I feel very honoured to be invited to join them.   

STUDIO - Grand Opening

I moved studio a little while ago... I'm having a little gathering to celebrate, my new studio is on the West Pier in Scarborough, on the balcony with the clock tower. The views from my new studio space are amazing, I feel very lucky 😀 

EXHIBITION - Work Space Pressure

I have some of my work in an exhibition at the Art Exchange, University of Essex. This runs from 13th May until 11th June and features some of my work from the 'Qwerty' series - Retro Keyboard, Meltdown, Tactile Keyboard, and Qwerty Cuneiform Tablet are all on display along with works from another 8 artists.

If you are in the area go and check it out... An interesting and diverse selection of work :-)

http://www.artexchange.org.uk/exhibition/empathy-inc-presents-work-space-pressure

WORKSHOP - The Big Arty Ask

Had a lovely day running a workshop for Scarborough Museums Trust at the Big Arty Ask at the Old Parcels Office. A busy day making Bug badges with plastic vinyl, there was an amazing collection of SMT's natural history on display. 

UPCOMING - The Big Arty Ask

WORKSHOP EXHIBITION - Enchanted Forest

Just finished installing 'Enchanted Forest' in the community gallery at Scarborough Art Gallery, this is an exhibition of work created in workshops I have run with various groups for Scarborough Museums Trust. Home School Educators, the Saturday 'Make It' Art Club and various different School Groups all have work on display. The tree took a little engineering skill to construct :-)

        

INSPIRATION - 80,000 Delft Tiles

Loving these Delft tiles in an Amsterdam tunnel... 80,000 in total - Wow! 

https://materia.nl/article/amsterdam-tunnel-lined-80000-delft-blue-tiles/

WORKSHOPS - Easter at Scarborough Museums

I'll be running a few workshops with Scarborough Museums Trust this Easter, I'm currently busy preparing workshops for the Easter Crafts, Archaeology Arts and Treasure Hunters sessions... I'm looking forward to running these :-)

DRAWINGS - Hello

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 :-)