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What do artists do all day?

#What do artists do all day? (part one- morning) Well for me its a coffee (or three) in the studio after coming back from walking my poochy (great thinking time) and taking a look at what I’ve done the day before and assessing next steps. I usually have radio 4 in the background to catchContinue reading “What do artists do all day?”

Rusting

I love rust, it suggests age, time passing and softens the hardness of bright shiny metal. I think of slow dripping outside taps making lovely colours and textures on a watering can. The derelict cottage I am using as an inspiration for Medgel’s one time home has a rusted sink, rust stained wallpaper and evenContinue reading “Rusting”

Witches made of wood

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Witches made of wood

Playing around with wood effect in a few pieces as a different layer of the project in both meaning and paint . A test to discover if someone was a witch was to dunk them into a pond – if they floated they were a witch as it was believed a witch was made ofContinue reading “Witches made of wood”

Are udders classed as nude?

I’ve been told that in a new exhibition of my project Medgel – portrait of a witch that nudes cannot be exhibited . My question is are udders classed as nude? Sadly yes according to the space asking me to exhibit and so the image is banned. Would putting stars on the appropriate places beContinue reading “Are udders classed as nude?”

Think Art

I like to have a clear plan before I begin a project as I ‘think art’ as well as make it. Those thoughts manifest themselves into a sort of plan that inevitably gets totally changed as i develop the work. But we all need a starting point. Also because I am collaborating with other artistsContinue reading “Think Art”

So what would an actual portrait of Medgel the witch look like?

Having been at the Hay Meadow festival this weekend as part of the collaboration between myself and storyteller Amy Douglas- at the early stages of the Medgel- portrait of a witch project – we asked children to think about what Medgel may look like and these are a few of the responses. I would likeContinue reading “So what would an actual portrait of Medgel the witch look like?”

So happy to be working with R&A Collaborations on my latest Arts Council funded project. R&A Collaborations is the combined talents of photographer Richard Foot and digital media artist Arron Fowler. They will be making a film that will respond to what I have begun. I am really excited to see what will evolve fromContinue reading

Bellarmine pots fired

Hot from the fire one of the ‘Evidence’ pieces as part of the narrative I am creating to portray what constitutes a witch. The Bellarmine/Greybeard/witch pot –Ceramic- Such pots found buried under the threshold of a house were a sure sign of someone resisting bewitchment. The pots will be dotted around and about Shropshire inContinue reading “Bellarmine pots fired”