Tag Archives: Taliesin Arts Centre

Elder Heads: 1

I guess it’s my age, I get to go places where there are lots of elders these days. I used to go places where there were lots of younger people. When I was younger LOL 😀

Price Of Change.

Husb and I went to the theatre the other week – ooh there’s posh isn’t it?! We saw a new play by Contemporancient Theatre, Price Of Change. It’s about the 18th Century Welsh philosopher and mathematician, Dr. Richard Price of Llangeinor in the Garw Valley. He is hardly known here in his own country, weContinue reading “Price Of Change.”

The Final Print …. The Exhibition

This screenprint I did inspired by the Miners Wives in the Miners Strike of 1984-1985 has been accepted into the Miners Imprint exhibition at Taliesin Arts Centre, beginning tomorrow (April 20th) from 13.00 – 15.00. The work was commissioned by Swansea University to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Miner’s Library andContinue reading “The Final Print …. The Exhibition”

More Dancers At The Theatre

A few more sketches from the other evening of performances at Taliesin Arts Centre. It’s good to have access to bodies in motion, I usually draw people in cafes or audiences or work with life models. I worked very quickly with a continuous line, mostly.

The Dancer In The Theatre

Husb and I went to the theatre the other night for a private event which included performances by young people in the County Youth Dance Company. It was a rare opportunity to do some speed drawing with people moving constantly and pushing their bodies into poses I don’t normally see.

The Second Of Four ….

Here’s the second of my series of 4 prints based on photographs of manhole covers (by Melvyn Williams) in the Waun Wen area of the city. The images are accompanied by the Welsh place names and their English translation, dating from pre-Industrial times when it was rural and they evoke a rather beautiful landscape. PartContinue reading “The Second Of Four ….”

The First Of Four ….

I’ve completed my series of four screenprints, inspired by my recent residency on the Waun Wen area of the city. Here’s the first, combining the images of three local manhole covers (from photos taken by Melvyn Williams), with text featuring local Welsh place names and their English translation. These transport us back to a timeContinue reading “The First Of Four ….”

Spoons, Screenprints And So Long

I’ve been a bit quiet on my blog for a few days, been busy with the last of my arts project in the Waun Wen area of the city. Today was the final session, saying so long to the residents and other artists who have been getting involved over the past 15 weeks and collectingContinue reading “Spoons, Screenprints And So Long”