The Art Of Independence.

I’ve got some of my recent screen and linocut prints into this new exhibition coming up at the Queen Street Gallery in Neath from this Saturday November 2nd until the end of the month. Artists from all over Wales are exhibiting. Please come and check it out. Neath has a really good indoor market too.

Tydfil The Martyr

  Husb and I went to the Annibyniaeth march in Merthyr Tydfil today, it was great. There were 5,300 people marching for independence and 53 dogs. Of course I had to have a scribble – of the people and the dogs. The people stayed still for longer!     Tydfil was a daughter of King BrychanContinue reading “Tydfil The Martyr”

Reinventing An Icon: Part 2

  I did some research on medieval clothing to try and picture Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd for the flag design I was working on.   Unmarried women wore their hair in elaborate braids but as soon as they married, they adopted a veil-like headdress. Medieval Clothing Gwenllian was married at 16 so I tried out a fewContinue reading “Reinventing An Icon: Part 2”

Reinventing An Icon: Part 1

A couple of weeks ago, local flagmaker Charles Ashburner sent me an email asking if I’d like to get involved in the creation of a new flag.

Scribbling Yes Cymru

Husb and I endured eleven hours on a coach with the smelliest toilets in the universe on Saturday to get to and from the YES Cymru march in Caernarfon. It was amazing! Over 8,000 people crammed into the tiny cobbled streets and little market square, enjoying the party atmosphere and listening to inspiring speakers. ItContinue reading “Scribbling Yes Cymru”