Christmas images

Here is the image I produced last year for Christmas. I try to make sure that all people who have bought some of my work get an original print Christmas card made as a special small edition by way of thanks. This small drypoint print is called 'Wild man and child on Christmas day'. Any of you who have bought work directly from me this year, 2015, will be getting this years card soon in the post.

This is the third of a recent set of images (others below) reclating to

Fukishima Daichi Nuclear plant in Japan.

Fukishima Interior

I've been working on some small etchings on copper. Here are proof printings of two in a set of three images depicting the interior of Fukishima Daichi reactors. My research on the actuality of the situation at the nuclear plant has informed these speculative drawings. The disaster continues to unfold and worsen with no simple fix in sight. I'm morbidly fascinated by the possibility that one small site could cause such catasrophic earth-wide devastation.

Washi paper exhibition

I have two works on show in an exhibiton in Japan. The Awagami Factory Washi paper mini-print exhibition is designed to expand the use and understanding of Japanese washi style papers. Washi papers are high quality handmade (usually) papers made in traditional ways using natural plant fibres as the base material. One of my works, Tengu caught in the headlights, has received an 'honourable mention'. The other is entitled, Special suit for Fukishima Daichi interior. Both are monotypes.  

I produced a large set of Fukishima suit prints from which the submitted one was chosen. If you like the look of this one then please enquire about seeing or buying another in the series. As part of my research in preparation for this show I dicovered such an amazingly rich source of inspiration that will surely be pursued in future work of mine; namely the wonderful world of Kami that is part of the Shinto religion. Kami is the word for elements of nature, animals, creationary forces in the universe as well as the revered spirits of the dead and are listed in the hundreds, some being very weird indeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan

Large monotypes

These are some larger monotypes from my recent series of strange

happenings and characters caught in the car headlights.

Arthub Prize

One of my prints has won a prize at the first Arthub Open print exhbhition.
Disaster on Adam West commemorative flight HA29 was  chosen as best print by Bob and Roberta Smith. I'm placing some images here of the print. One is a lower res image of the whole print with some closer zoomed in sections to show the detail of the event depicted.

Its a small edition etching of only 20 copies the remainder of which are available by contacting me directly through the email address on my profile page.

Porcelain sculptures

Here are some recent creations. These are small clay ghosts that move gently when nudged. They also make a wonderful bell like tone when hit. Porcelain when fired to high temperatures becomes extremely strong and beautifully semi-translucent, perfect for a ghost. 

now available at Someth1ng Gallery in Honor Oak.

Arthub Open

I have two prints selected for exhibition in a show opening this coming Friday 12th of June. This is the first open selection print exhibition at this small but vibrant gallery in Deptford, South London. Deptford is a fascinating area, right by the river Thames with a famous street market, several independent galleries and is only a short walk from Greenwich. Its an interesting mix of old industrial and up-and-coming, new London. Heres the poster for the show.

Old Interior design

I've recently been using acrylics to add elements to pages from a fab old book from the 1960's full of the latest innovation in interior design.

Lovely dining room with a ghost

Modern living room with two annoying house guests.

Some painted interventions

The Lovebirds.

Impressive dark beast with his crystals.

Snowbeast waiting for story time.

Postcard

New ceramics at my Open Studio

Final preparations are being done for the open studio weekend, March 28th and 29th 2015. I have many new ceramic items including more of my 'damaged suits' which sold out last year. This time as well as the smoked fired suits with beautiful browns and greys there are pure white high temperature suits which I'm very happy with. Here are some images below including new 'shrunken stone cuddly toys'. These are a new thing too which I very happy with, again high fired so they are incredibly strong and glassy.

Open Studio coming very soon.

There is a chance to visit me in south London on the weekend of March 28th and 29th of March 2015. This is part of the Telegraph Hill Festival and on that weekend there are 35 venues taking part in the Open Studios. 
You can see a large amount of my work which includes lots of recent new monotypes and ceramics. Check out the Festival website for full details and for a map of other venues to visit on your way to me.


http://telegraphhillfestival.org.uk/open-studios/

You might like to come and meet our house guest Bosci....who now has his own blog (see my sidebar) and will be selling some of his own produce

Monotype prints and news about Bosci

I've been making a lot of monotypes recently. I use a particularly responsive etching ink called noir vignette made by Charbonnel. The small ones here are printed at home on my tiny little intaglio proofing press. I love this process. It combines just the right balance of (some sort of) control over the materials with a large element of chance and randomness. These prints are a few from a large series of things 'caught in the headlights'.
I'v added a new link to the sidebar here on this blog. The link is to Bosci's blog. Bosci is our long-term house-guest animal friend. Bosci has lived here ever since being ejected from display in Nunhead cemetery some years ago now. Use the search tool to find older posts about him but most of all, please visit his site and even make a comment or two.

I am in the early stages of beginning to prepare for another Open Studio at the end of March. For those of you who live in London, its a great chance to come and visit and see much more of my work. Put the dates in your diaries; The weekend of March 28th and 29th from 11am to 6pm. This is part of a much larger local Festival in Telegraph Hill, South London. During that weekend there are many other artists studios to visit at the same time.

More to follow nearer the time

Bear Hunter and bears from Fukishima.

Fascinating specimens. Old footage.

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Monotypes

Open Studio. New work

As well as quite a lot of new 2D printing work I shall be displaying and selling some of my new ceramic sculptures at our Open studio this coming weekend (see below). These are a series of porcelain suited figures... all in various degrees of destruction or distress. I have found ways of creating interesting smoke fired colouration effects on the surfaces of these clay figures. These pieces are made to hang on the wall.

Coming on the weekend of 5th and 6th of April you have an opportunity to visit our house in South London to see my work in the flesh, and meet me and family who are showing their work too. There are lots of other local artists also taking part that weekend. Check the internet for a map http://www.telegraphhillfestival.org.uk/742351710796.htm