It’s been a while but don’t worry, I’ve been busy making new work – I’ll start posting more regularly again but for the moment, check out my latest collection by clicking on this link… mailchi.mp/ea748d96d8c5/u ..read more

  Just More Smoke and Mirrors If you catch my posts from time to time, then you will know that I am currently in the middle of an MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins in London.  I embarked upon the course for loads of reasons, but one of the principal ones was to develop my artistic practice…. Until now, I have always considered myself to be a sculptor; really because that’s all I have known, with the exception of drawing from life, to help get into a sculpture – as another way of seeing if you like.  That all changed for two reasons that happened more or less ..read more

So I’m about half way through my MA now and really loving it – CSM is just an incredibly vibrant, exciting and stimulating place to be… My only complaint is that it’s all going far too quickly! My art has always been about what it is to be human and emotionality and I have continued to explore this, adding layers from a psychoanalytical and cognitive neuropsychological perspective (well I am doing Art and Science!).  Our very fragility of mind fascinates me and I am drawn to areas that highlight this and give insight into ourselves – I’ve also become increasingly awar ..read more

I posted recently in advance of this event with Central Saint Martins, UAL.  It’s now happened and I just wanted to share the experience. It was a real honour to take part in such a high profile event whilst raising issues close to my heart.  I was actually quite surprised by how much I enjoyed it, especially engaging with people and very encouraged by how positive their reactions were. There was lots of media coverage about our project – this Channel 4  link is worth looking at if you’re interested in the bigger picture – https://www.cha ..read more

Open to the Public on 5th Floor Switch House Tate Modern as THIS IS AN ART SCHOOL part of Tate Exchange  ‘This art school, created by students, staff and alumni of Central Saint Martins (I’m currently in the first year of my 2yr MA), explores what the future of arts education in the UK might look like.” With students becoming teachers and galleries becoming studios, standard orthodoxies of the art school will be upturned. The school will be designed, built and run in public view with opportunities for visitors to engage through workshops, talks, events and studio makin ..read more

Check out my blog post for University of Arts London and our recent postgraduate community visit to this amazing exhibition…   http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/pgcommunity/2016/12/05/pop-up-common-room-the-vulgar-fashion-redefined ..read more

Ever since graduating from the Art Academy, London in 2013 I’ve contemplated undertaking a Masters qualification and since then I’ve looked at a number of the better known art schools and visited shows and open days and so on – trying to get a feel for the establishments, what kind of artists go there and (the big question) would I fit? Practising artists who I respect and who are progressing well with their careers have consistently mentioned how important an MA can be – I think that it comes down to a number of factors that a top art school can offer including increased visibility ..read more

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may remember that in 2014 I had the honour of installing a Memorial sculpture ‘Free Spirit’ in the heart of St Ives, Cornwall.  It was unveiled with a flourish by the Mayor (I did a post on this at the time, if you are interested). I was so delighted to be asked to undertake a second sculpture for the same development (St Nicholas Court, Porthmeor Road) as this was for me a massive endorsement of my work – after all the residents had lived with my first sculpture for a couple of years and were keen to get a second(!) The ide ..read more

In my own studio I’ve been working with Georgie (btw it’s not her in the image above), a classically trained ‘en pointe’ ballerina for some time; mainly drawing form her in charcoal but also using wire for ‘3d sketching’.  Working with her is totally inspiring – ballerinas have such poise and grace, a way of moving and of being which transcends them above us mere mortals. To build on this, I recently had a wonderful opportunity to go to Sadler’s Wells to see the English National Ballet in ‘company class’ – essentially a couple of hours of ballet exercises, half at the ..read more

In my practice, I tend to use plaster which I love, and the sculptures I make are then cast into bronze or bronze resin. During the process of making I use wire to get the overall form in place and then plaster and scrim to make up the body of the work.  Many times I’ve noticed how the lines of the wire make beautiful forms in their own right and in many ways reflect quite closely what I want to portray. Wire in itself would not be strong enough to make the work I have in mind so I was drawn to the idea of using steel.  My welding skills were fairly basic so I cast my eyes aroun ..read more