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Memorial commission
5 Jul 2023

Memorial commission

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I was asked to create a commission that including the house number and the inclusion of swallows. The man memorialised always looked for the first swallows to appear as an indication of the hope of summer returning. The window contains … Continued

commissioned glass, etched glass, glass painting, memorial, memorial window, stained glass, studio time
The many layered journeys, both geographic and visual, of one of three artists books.
7 Mar 2022

The many layered journeys, both geographic and visual, of one of three artists books.

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I decided to create a series of giclee A3 prints from my copy of one of the flattened, opened out pages of the art pamphlets/journals/books that Alys Mendus, Tessa Wyatt and I worked on and into whilst we edited chapters … Continued

absence, collaboration, collage, drawing, journey, serious play, studio time, visual conversation
Sight returning
28 Feb 2022

Sight returning

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It is so good to write that the sight in my right eye has almost righted itself, just a little residual cloudiness. I also feel amazing on the steroids, my energy, enthusiasm for life and ability to focus has returned. … Continued

drawing to show, loss, ritual, serious play, sight loss, studio time
Sudden loss of sight
16 Feb 2022

Sudden loss of sight

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Having read the writing below at our monthly Artic Terns collaborative meeting between the Quarantine Conversationalists in the UK and the Corona Diarists in Australia, one of them points out that maybe only an artist would think of drawing what … Continued

drawing, loss, presence of absence, serious play, sight, studio time, writing
Memorial glass panels with cremains
13 Dec 2021

Memorial glass panels with cremains

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These have been a long time waiting to be made, my partner’s sister died 17 years ago and he died 10 years ago but my ongoing collaborative conversations with Annabel Pettigrew-MacPherson and a fantastic workshop titled On Repeat led by … Continued

cremains, glass, grief, loss, making, ritual, screenprint, studio time
Next Empty Fence Series – combined screenprint over giclee print
29 Nov 2021

Next Empty Fence Series – combined screenprint over giclee print

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Screen prints of the remaining two tatters of Chris shirts (the rest I tied to the fence at Black Rock Nature Reserve to be washed by the River Severn back in 2012) over giclee prints from enlarged polaroids taken of … Continued

giclee print, grief, loss, printmaking, ritual, screenprint, serious play, studio time
The Empty Fence Series
15 Nov 2021

The Empty Fence Series

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Developing mark making with monoprint and collage from last weeks experiments for The Empty Fence Series. Seeing the top sections of the fence at Black Rock Nature Reserve, that I tied the tatters of Chris’ two favourite shirts to, removed … Continued

monoprint, place, presence of absence, printmaking, ritual, serious play, studio time
Impossible vessels
16 Aug 2021

Impossible vessels

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I have been mending and tweaking the impossible feather vessels that have my hands screen-printed on them, thinking about how they hold emptiness, wanting to somehow use the vessels and the image of my cupped hands with mine and Dolores … Continued

evocative objects, hands, holding emptiness, impossible vessels, loss, practice research, ritual, studio time, swans feathers

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