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One From The Archives :4 The Name Game

The Towel Drawing is the basis of everything I do. Sometimes it can be the finished product itself but more often it is the starting point for work in many different media. Once I decide that a rough sketch is worth developing, I like to see how many different ways I can expand the idea.Continue reading “One From The Archives :4 The Name Game”

One From The Archives :3

The Blanket Another one from the archives; this time an etching.  I’ve been incorporating text into my drawings and mixed media work for some time, but it’s much harder to do so with most printmaking techniques because you have to work back to front. Luckily, the photopolymer method allows you to do this without theContinue reading “One From The Archives :3”

One From The Archives :2

The Carpet The inspiration for a piece of work can often be the slightest of things. Drawing is all about looking and the closer you look, the more you see. At first glance you see a solid figure. Look again and the texture and pattern of the background can draw you in.   That’s certainlyContinue reading “One From The Archives :2”

One From the Archives :1

Rinascere #4  In addition to my daily blog, I have decided to publish work from the archives to let people see my wider body of finished work and at the same time, focus on individual pieces. I hope you enjoy. Rinascere, is an Italian word meaning ‘to be reborn’ or ‘to revive’ and is the rootContinue reading “One From the Archives :1”

Corsets, Publicity, and the Venice Biennale

Originally posted on Melanie Honebone:
Summer is drawing to an end and it’s quite a quiet time for me. I’m about to hit the ground running in September though and have so many projects about to kick off it’s ridiculous. One of these is an exhibition I’m co-curating at the end of September called A Victorian…