Isle of Islay

 

Isle of Islay with Choughs

 

This piece went to the Outback Gallery on the Isle of Islay

New Studio

 

Getting settled in to my new studio space - Its not as tidy as this now

Blog Sabbatical

I've been away a while, but hopefully, like an old friend we can pick up where we left off

Its good to be back

Blaschka Glass models

While in the brilliant National Museum of Wales in Cardiff recently I saw these amazing glass models of jellyfish

They were made during the late 19th century, by Leopola and Rudolf Blaschka

 They made these glass models of sea creatures for natural history museums and aquaria all over the world, see more here

Fowey River Gallery

Some of my map pieces are now on show in the Fowey River Gallery, they are all pieces based on the Fowey area using some lovely old maps from the 1950s. This piece has a green map frame made from one of my favourite maps, there is not much of it left so I am trying to ration it

Flamingo

Here is a lovely pink flamingo - he was a commission for a flamingo fan

Saskio Workshop

I went to a great workshop last weekend with Sue Bristow and spent a very enjoyable day handsewing some Japanese Saskio samples

Its very addictive and there are hundreds of patterns to try

I'm thinking about using some of this type of stitching on a layered textile piece as it gives a lovely texture and character to the fabric