2009 I took the decision this year to concentrate on working in my studio. It was quite difficult at first as I know, from the work I produced, I was trying too hard; the ideas are overworked. As the year has gone on, my work has loosened up and diversified. My work has focused on children, war, terrorism. My daughter asked me whether people would really want these things on their wall? My easy response was to create a couple of landscape etchings and play about with romantic notions but that's not the answer. Is it? |
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The Last Supper |
No |
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Hope |
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Books have become an important feature of my work, altering or creating from a basic idea. |
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A Failed Grown Up |
Everyday |
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Sickened |
Red and Bound |
Protected Art Form |
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Today (Anyday) |
A Spot of Bother |
Tree Book |
Romantic Notions I played about with pulp, discarded lace and other objects that I had found. Soothing, warm and cosy subject matter. |
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The Retired Gardener |
The Only One |
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I Caught the Bouquet |
The Last Trawl |
Footprint |
Etchings I will still be working on these in 2012. Trebarwith Strand is a beautiful place, 5 miles from home. The rock reminds me of a giant swimming along. Tourists wander around Cornwall regardless of the rain clouds. |
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Trebarwith Strand |
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End of Year Reconstructing the Boundaries pulls together the 'Last Supper', 'Hope', 'Underachievers Diary' 'Failed Grown Up' and 'Sickened'. It is a piece where the observer is challenged to define their own standards. |
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Virtual Strip I came across a cutting and image in the paper late November. Manchester Airport was trialling a new security device. It attracted my attention for many reasons and led me to explore this issue. |
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Wootton Bassett I have been exploring aspects of our soldiers, particularly their deaths and the repatriation of their bodies, particularly to Wootton Bassett. I have been working on two pieces, a drypoint and a fabric hanging. These two topics take me into 2010. |